US Congress House Bill 3549 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-11-17 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

VA Billing Accountability Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medications, hospital care, nursing home care, and medical services if: an error committed by the VA or a VA employee was the cause of delaying copayment notification to the veteran, and the veteran received such notification later than 120 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 copayment for care or services provided at a VA or a non-VA medical facility the VA shall notify the veteran not later than 120 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: information about applying for a waiver and establishing a payment plan with the VA, and opportunity to make a waiver or establish a payment plan. The VA shall review and improve its copayment billing internal controls and notification procedures.

VA Billing Accountability Act

Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. David Young [R-IA]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-17	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-09-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-09-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-09-17	House	Introduced in House

SB2052 (Related) 2015-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3549/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3549/BILLS-114hr3549ih.pdf