US Congress House Bill 4113 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 (VCA) with an eligible provider to furnish such care and services. The VA shall review VCAs 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 a VCA. A VCA may be made with a health care provider to provide veterans with nursing home care.

Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act

Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-10-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-10-24	House	Introduced in House

SB1611 (Same As) 2017-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4113/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4113/BILLS-115hr4113ih.pdf