VA Emergency Transportation Act

Bill: 118-hr-1774
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2023-03-24
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Motor vehicles

Transportation costs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-18
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>VA Emergency Transportation Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reimburse a veteran for the reasonable value of emergency transportation by a non-VA provider (1) to a facility for emergency treatment, or (2) from a non-VA facility where the veteran was treated to a VA or other federal facility for additional care.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1774 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2023 Mr. Alford (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. Steube , Mrs. Kim of California , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Kilmer , and Mr. Neguse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to reimburse veterans for the cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Emergency Transportation Act . 2. Reimbursement of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (a) In general Section 1725 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking emergency treatment and inserting emergency services ; (2) by striking the emergency treatment each place it appears and inserting such emergency services ; (3) by striking such treatment each place it appears and inserting such emergency services ; (4) by striking that treatment each place it appears and inserting such emergency services ; (5) by striking the treatment each place it appears and inserting such emergency services ; (6) by striking in a non-Department facility each place it appears; (7) by striking same treatment and inserting same emergency services ; (8) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking health care provider that furnished the treatment and inserting provider that furnished such emergency services ; (9) in subsections (a) through (d), as amended by the preceding paragraphs, by striking emergency treatment each place it appears and inserting emergency services ; (10) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking (h)(2)(B) or (h)(2)(C) and inserting (h)(4)(B) or (h)(4)(C) ; (11) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking treatment provided and inserting emergency services furnished ; and (B) by striking was provided and inserting was furnished ; (12) in subsection (g), by striking for emergency treatment and inserting for emergency services ; and (13) in subsection (h)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; (B) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, insert in a non-Department facility after services furnished ; and (C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated, the following new paragraphs (1) and (2): (1) The term emergency services includes emergency treatment and emergency transportation. (2) The term emergency transportation means transportation of a veteran by ambulance or air ambulance by a non-Department provider— (A) to a facility for emergency treatment; or (B) from a non-Department facility where such veteran received emergency treatment— (i) to a Department or other Federal facility; and (ii) at a time described in paragraph (3)(C). . (b) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Definition of emergency treatment Section 1728(c) of such title is amended by striking 1725(h)(1) and inserting 1725(h) . (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking emergency treatment and inserting emergency services .