Bill Text: OR HJM6 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Oregon House Joint Memorial 6 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Urging Congress to require United States Department of Veterans Affairs to pay veterans' transportation costs in certain circumstances.

Sponsorship: Unknown

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Filed with Secretary of State. [HJM6 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-HJM6-Enrolled.html



     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

                            Enrolled

                     House Joint Memorial 6

Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on
  Veterans and Emergency Services)

To the President of the United States and the Senate and the
  House of Representatives of the United States of America, in
  Congress assembled:
  We, your memorialists, the Seventy-sixth Legislative Assembly
of the State of Oregon, in legislative session assembled,
respectfully represent as follows:
  Whereas the Veterans Health Administration of the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs is charged with providing health
care to all eligible veterans; and
  Whereas the Veterans Health Administration will pay for health
care provided to veterans by providers other than the Veterans
Health Administration under certain conditions; and
  Whereas federal law states that a veteran who seeks emergency
care at a facility not operated by the Veterans Health
Administration must be transported to a Veterans Health
Administration facility as soon as the veteran is stable; and
  Whereas facilities not operated by the Veterans Health
Administration often provide transportation for the veteran to a
Veterans Health Administration facility once the veteran is
stable; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:

  (1) The Congress of the United States of America is
respectfully urged to require the Veterans Health Administration
to pay the transportation costs when a veteran who sought
emergency care at a facility not operated by the Veterans Health
Administration is transported to a Veterans Health Administration
facility, including reimbursement to a facility not operated by
the Veterans Health Administration if that facility provided the
transportation.
  (2) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to the President of
the United States, to the Senate Majority Leader, to the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and to each member of the Oregon
Congressional Delegation.
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                                 Adopted by House March 29, 2011

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                                 Ramona Kenady Line, Chief Clerk
                                            of House

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                                  Bruce Hanna, Speaker of House

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                                 Arnie Roblan, Speaker of House

                                 Adopted by Senate May 10, 2011

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                                  Peter Courtney, President of
                                             Senate

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