A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Nov 16, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing care and a variety of services (including counseling) to veterans residing in rural areas through a mobile system that transports Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical and benefits personnel, as well as equipment and other materials, to the areas designated for the program.
Requires a mobile system to visit each designated area at least once each 45 days and remain present during each visit for at least 48 hours.
Sets forth coordination requirements concerning identification of veterans who are not enrolled in, or otherwise being cared for by, the VA health care system, county and local veterans service offices, and use of community-based VA outpatient clinics.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 16, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Nov 16, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Nov 16, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Afghanistan
- Ambulatory care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Chronically ill
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Counseling
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drugs
- Education
- Families
- Family services
- Health
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Medical screening
- Mental health services
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military operations
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Rural health
- Social Welfare
- South Asia
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' education
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
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