3.0.0 614 2018-02-03T20:06:07Z 2018-02-05T15:26:41Z Senate S S 2005-03-14 109 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2005-06-09T19:33:40Z Referred to 2005-03-14T19:23:16Z Improving Medication Access for Veterans Act 109 6282 HR 2006-10-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2005-06-09 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-217. Committee 2005-03-14 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2005-03-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2648-2649) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2005-04-14 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2005-06-07 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-06-09 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2005-06-22 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2005-07-11 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2005-07-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Coinsurance Commerce Dental care Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Medical economics Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Vaccination Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-03-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-04T19:51:40Z Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician as specific therapy in the treatment of any illness or injury suffered by each veteran who is receiving additional compensation or allowance due to a service-connected disability, or increased pension as a veteran of a period of war, by reason of being permanently housebound or in need of regular aid and attendance.

Allows any Medicare-eligible veteran to elect to be furnished by the Secretary, on an outpatient basis, such drugs and medicines as ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician as specific therapy for any illness or injury suffered by the veteran. Requires such election to last for a calendar year and to be irrevocable. Allows for election renewal. Requires appropriate information to be furnished to each veteran prior to such election.

Authorizes the Secretary to administer immunizations to voluntary eligible veterans in connection with the provision of care in any Department of Veterans Affairs health care facility.

Provides for appropriate copayments for the drugs and medicines received by veterans under authority of this Act.

]]> Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act Display Title Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-14T05:00:00Z 2005-06-09 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-217. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.