Veterans Equal Access Act

Bill: 115-hr-1820
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments

Department of Veterans Affairs

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health information and medical records

Health personnel

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>Veterans Equal Access Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to: (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1820 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 30, 2017 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Garrett , Mr. Polis , Mr. Amash , Ms. Titus , and Mr. Rohrabacher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Equal Access Act . 2. Provision by Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers of recommendations and opinions regarding veteran participation in State marijuana programs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize physicians and other health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to— (1) provide recommendations and opinions to veterans who are residents of States with State marijuana programs regarding the participation of veterans in such State marijuana programs; and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.