US HB4113 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if unable to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under other authorized contracts or sharing agreements, to enter into a Veterans Care Agreement (VCA) with an eligible provider to furnish such care and services. The VA shall review VCAs exceeding $1 million annually at least once every two years. The VA shall establish a process for the certification of eligible providers. An eligible provider is: a physician or provider of services that has entered into a provider agreement under the Social Security Act; a provider of items and services receiving payments under a state Medicaid plan; an aging and disability resource center, an area agency on aging, or a center for independent living; or any other health care provider the VA considers appropriate. The VA shall establish a system or systems to monitor the quality of care and services furnished to veterans, which shall be used in assessing whether to renew a VCA. A VCA may be made with a health care provider to provide veterans with nursing home care.

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Title

Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-10-24HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-10-24HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-10-24HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1611 (Same As) 2017-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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