To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6647
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2022-02-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6647 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2022 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself, Mr. Bergman , and Mr. Pappas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility requirements for reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished to veterans (a) Eligibility requirements Section 1725(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting , unless such emergency treatment was furnished during the 60-day period following the date on which the veteran enrolled in the health care system specified in subparagraph (A), in which case no requirement for prior receipt of care shall apply before the period. (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to emergency treatment furnished on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.