RELIEVE Act

Bill: 118-s-1172
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2023-04-18
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: 2023-07-12
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-217.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act</b></p> <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: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1172 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 18, 2023 Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 to veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act . 2. Modification of 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— (1) by striking the veteran and inserting (i) the veteran ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) the veteran was furnished such emergency treatment during the 60-day period following the date on which the veteran enrolled in the health care system specified in subparagraph (A). . (b) Applicability The amendments 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.