Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act
Latest action · Aug 5, 2015 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.
- IntroducedAug 5, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if unable to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under other authorized contracts or sharing agreements, to enter into a Veterans Care Agreement with an eligible provider to furnish such care and services.
The VA shall review Agreements exceeding $1 million annually at least once every two years.
The VA shall establish a process for the certification of eligible providers.
An eligible provider is:
- a physician or provider of services that has entered into a provider agreement under the Social Security Act;
- a provider of items and services receiving payments under a state Medicaid plan;
- an aging and disability resource center, an area agency on aging, or a center for independent living; or
- any other health care provider the VA considers appropriate.
The VA shall establish a system or systems to monitor the quality of care and services furnished to veterans, which shall be used in assessing whether to renew an Agreement.
An Agreement may be made with a health care provider to provide veterans with nursing home care.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 5, 2015 to Nov 18, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Aug 5, 2015 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Nov 18, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Aug 5, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2179 | Veteran CARE Act | Related bill | Oct 8, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2015Introduced in Senate
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