US SB1934 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits (including dependency and indemnity compensation) in situations where a veteran has been disabled or died as a result of medical treatment or vocational rehabilitation. Under the bill, the VA must award such benefits if a disability or death of a veteran was caused by hospital care, a medical service, or an extended care service furnished by a non-VA provider as part of the Veterans Community Care Program. The proximate cause of the disability or death in these situations must have been (1) carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or a similar instance of fault on the part of the provider; or (2) an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.
Title
Parity in Veterans Health Care Rights Act
Sponsors
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-20 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Disability assistance
Health care quality
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Disability assistance
Health care quality
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1934/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1934/BILLS-116s1934is.pdf |