US Congress House Bill 1802 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 23-2)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make co-payments for medications, hospital care, nursing home care, and medical services in certain situations. Specifically, a veteran may have such co-payments waived if (1) an error committed by the VA or a non-VA facility delayed co-payment notification to the veteran, and (2) the veteran received such notification later than 180 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) after the date on which the veteran received the care or services. In requiring a veteran to make a co-payment for care or services provided at a VA or a non-VA medical facility, the VA shall notify the veteran not later than 180 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) after the date on which the veteran received the care or services. If the VA does not provide notification by such date, it may not collect the payment, including through a third-party entity, unless the veteran is provided with (1) information about applying for a waiver and establishing a payment plan with the VA, and (2) an opportunity to make a waiver or establish a payment plan. Finally, the bill requires the VA to review and improve its co-payment billing internal controls and notification procedures.

VA Billing Accountability Act

Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]
Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. John Joyce [R-PA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-03-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1802/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1802/BILLS-116hr1802ih.pdf