US SB1611 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate 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.
Title
Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act
Sponsors
Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-07-20 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4113 (Same As) 2017-10-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1611/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1611/BILLS-115s1611is.pdf |