US Congress House Bill 4898 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Veteran-Centered Community Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) determine that a VA facility is not capable of furnishing the care or services required if a veteran has been waiting for 14 days or longer for an appointment to receive hospital care or medical services, including primary care, in such a facility; and (2) ensure that such care or services are provided to such a veteran at a non-VA facility under contract with the VA. Requires: (1) any referral of a veteran who, in the course of receiving hospital care or medical services in a non-VA facility, is referred to another non-VA facility for specialty care, to be submitted to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary, if he or she does not reject such referral during the 72-hour period following its submittal, to ensure that such specialty care is provided to the veteran at a non-VA facility under contract with the VA.

Access to Veteran-Centered Community Care Act

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-06-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4898/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4898/BILLS-113hr4898ih.pdf