CARE for All Veterans Act

Bill: 115-hr-1802
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2017-03-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Mental health

Military personnel and dependents

Neurological disorders

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act or the CARE for All Veterans Act</strong></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill (or who aggravated such injury or illness) on active duty before September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). </p> <p> The bill establishes three monthly caregiver stipend starting dates for pre-September 11, 2001, members of the Armed Forces or veterans based upon the amount and degree of personal care services provided.</p> <p> Program eligibility criteria shall include a veteran's need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision in completing two or more instrumental activities of daily living.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2017 Ms. Esty (for herself, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act or the CARE for All Veterans Act . 2. Expansion of eligibility for participation in family caregiver program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Expansion of eligibility Subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or, in accordance with paragraph (11), has such an injury or illness that was so incurred or aggravated before such date . (b) Clarification of eligibility for illness Such subsection is further amended by inserting or illness after serious injury . (c) Expansion of needed services in eligibility criteria Subsection (a)(2)(C) of such section is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause (iii): (iii) a need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision in completing two or more instrumental activities of daily living; or . (d) Eligibility for assistance Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a family caregiver of an eligible veteran who is eligible under paragraph (2) solely because of a serious injury or illness (including traumatic brain injury, psychological trauma, or other mental disorder) incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service before September 11, 2001, is eligible for assistance under this subsection as follows: (A) Not earlier than October 1, 2019, if the family caregiver would merit a monthly personal caregiver stipend under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(V) in an amount that is in the highest tier specified in the schedule established by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(C)(i). (B) Not earlier than October 1, 2021, if the family caregiver would merit such a stipend in an amount that is in the middle tier specified in such schedule. (C) Not earlier than October 1, 2023, if the family caregiver would merit such a stipend in an amount that is in the lowest tier specified in such schedule. .