US SB1155 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act - Amends appropriations authorities for veterans' benefits to provide advanced appropriations for information technology relating to medical services, support, compliance, and facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include, as a component of VHA health-care personnel education and training programs, education and training of marriage and family therapists as well as licensed professional mental health counselors. Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to require the Secretary, through VA medical centers, to provide mental health services, including outpatient care, to the immediate families of certain veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding telemedicine services (the use by a health care provider of telecommunications to assist in the diagnosis or treatment of a patient's medical condition) for veterans, including updates on VA teleconsultation and telemedicine initiatives, training, and partnerships with primary care providers.
Title
Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-30 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. |
| 2013-06-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3499 (Same As) 2013-11-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Appropriations
Armed forces and national security
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Veterans' medical care
Armed forces and national security
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1155/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1155/BILLS-113s1155is.pdf |
