Veterans Community Care Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-8710
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2020-10-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care coverage and access

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Veterans Community Care Fairness Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires covered veterans to submit a notification of the care or services they received within 30 days of being admitted for emergency care under the Veterans Community Care Program as a condition for authorization of such care by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). <em>Covered veterans</em> are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system or those who are not enrolled but are eligible for care due to a service-connected disability.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8710 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2020 Mr. Higgins of New York (for himself, Mr. Rose of New York , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Wild , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Case , Mr. San Nicolas , and Mr. Morelle ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization period for emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “ Veterans Community Care Fairness Act ”. 2. Authorization period for emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities Section 1703(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking A covered veteran and inserting (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), a covered veteran ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) In the case of an emergency which existed at the time of admission of a covered veteran to a health care provider and as a condition of authorization under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall require that, during the 30-day period following such admission, the covered veteran (or an individual acting on behalf of the covered veteran) submit to the Secretary notification of the care or services received by the veteran during such admission. .