3.0.0 4898 2023-01-11T13:26:14Z 2023-01-11T13:26:14Z House H HR 2014-06-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SINEMA:H.R. 4898.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 1 and Article I Section 8 Clause18____________________[Page H5494]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-06-27T20:28:55Z Referred to 2014-06-18T14:00:40Z 2014-06-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-06-18 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 N S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 2014-06-18 True Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Hospital care Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-06-18 Introduced in House 2014-09-29T18:23:02Z 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 Display Title Access to Veteran-Centered Community Care Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide hospital care and medical services in non-Department facilities for veterans waiting longer than 14 days for an appointment in a Department facility, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Access to Veteran-Centered Community Care Act Introduced in House 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4898ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4898ih.xml 2014-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.