Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2003 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 16, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act - Makes the standard for access to care for a veteran seeking primary care from the Department of Veterans Affairs 30 days from the date the veteran contacts the Department. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe an appropriate standard for waiting times at Department health-care facilities as measured from the time a visit is scheduled until the time the veteran is seen.
Directs the Secretary to periodically review the performance of Department health-care facilities in meeting such standards. Authorizes the Secretary to contract for health care services in non-Department facilities in a case in which the Secretary is unable to meet access standards. Prohibits such contracting-out with respect to a Department geographic service area that has a compliance rate in meeting such standards of 90 percent or more.
Requires quarterly reports from the Secretary to the congressional veterans' committees on the Department's experience with respect to waiting times.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2003 to Oct 8, 2003; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Sep 16, 2003 |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Oct 8, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 29, 2003Hearings Sep 30, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Sep 29, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 16, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 16, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-24 | H.R. 2379, THE RURAL VETERANS ACCESS TO CARE ACT OF 2003; AND H.R. 3094, THE VET- ERANS TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT160 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 30, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Ambulatory care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Hospital rates
- Law
- Medical statistics
- Performance measurement
- Standards
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2003Introduced in House
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