3.0.0 1580 2023-01-11T19:51:27Z 2023-01-11T19:51:27Z House H HR 2007-03-20 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-03T19:44:05Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:30:15Z 2007-04-03 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 N B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Vern Buchanan R FL 13 2007-03-20 True S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2007-03-20 True Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Case management Congress Congressional investigations Department of Defense Executive reorganization Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Health Military dependents Military medicine Military personnel National Guard Ombudsman Science, Technology, Communications Telephone Veterans' medical care War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-03-20 Introduced in House 2007-05-03T20:22:35Z Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Ombudsman Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a Department of Defense (DOD)-wide Ombudsman Office and to assign Office oversight responsibility to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

Requires the Ombudsman to provide assistance to and answer questions from medical holdover patients and their families regarding: (1) administrative processes, financial matters, and non-military related services available to such patients and families; (2) transfer to the care of the Veterans Administration (VA); and (3) support services available upon the patient's return home. Directs the Ombudsman to establish toll-free telephone numbers for such patients and family members. Makes the Ombudsman responsible for handling congressional inquiries regarding medical holdover patients and other medical questions related to the Armed Forces.

Defines a medical holdover patient as one held over for medical treatment by DOD for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty.

]]> Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Ombudsman Act Official Title as Introduced To create a Department of Defense-wide Ombudsman Office. Introduced in House IH Display Title Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Ombudsman Act Short Titles as Introduced Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Ombudsman Act Introduced in House 2007-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1580ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1580ih.xml 2007-04-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.