Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act

Bill: 116-hr-8306
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Murphy, Gregory [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2020-09-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Mental health

Neurological disorders

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to furnish, under the Veterans Community Care Program, hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8306 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2020 Mr. Murphy of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act . 2. Pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (a) Establishment The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement a pilot program to furnish HBOT to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder through a health care provider described in section 1703(c)(5) of title 38, United States Code. (b) Locations The Secretary shall select three Veterans Integrated Service Networks in which to operate the pilot program. (c) Funding (1) There is in the general fund of the Treasury a fund to be known as the VA HBOT Fund (in this Act referred to as the Fund ). (2) The sole source of monies for the Fund shall be donations received by the Secretary for express purposes of the Fund. (3) Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation to pay for HBOT under subsection (a). (4) The Fund shall terminate on the termination date under subsection (d). (d) Termination The pilot program shall terminate on the day that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) HBOT defined In this Act, the term HBOT means hyperbaric oxygen therapy with a medical device— (1) approved by the Food and Drug Administration; or (2) issued an investigational device exemption by the Food and Drug Administration.