Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act

Bill: 119-hr-241
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Mental health

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish care or services under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) to an eligible veteran with a service-connected mental disorder not later than five days after the veteran seeks care for such disorder. Current law requires the VA to establish access standards for furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care services under the VCCP to veterans who are (1) enrolled in the VA health care system, or (2) not enrolled but are in the 12-month period following their discharge from service and meet other requirements (e.g., having a service-connected disability).</p><p>Under the bill, the VA must modify its access standards for furnishing such care and services under the VCCP to require the provision of care or services not later than five days after an eligible veteran with a service-connected mental disorder rated at 50% or more seeks treatment for such disorder.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 241 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. Yakym introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access standards with respect to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of hospital care, medical services, or extended care services that are applicable to certain veterans with mental disorders.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs community care access standards for certain veterans with mental disorders Section 1703B(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The access standards required under this subsection shall provide that in the case of a covered veteran with a service-connected mental disorder rated at 50 percent or more, the Department shall furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care services for such mental disorder by not later than five days after the date on which the covered veteran requests such care or services. .