To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician in the treatment of any illness or injury of such veteran. (Currently, other requirements must be met before such veterans will be furnished drugs and medicines on private practitioner prescriptions.)
Actions
Sep 6, 2001
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.