US Congress Senate Bill 2052 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015 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.

Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB3549 (Related) 2015-11-17 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2052/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2052/BILLS-114s2052is.pdf