3.0.0 5286 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z 2023-01-11T13:25:54Z House H HR 2014-07-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut:H.R. 5286.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H7127]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-08-15T18:50:51Z Referred to 2014-07-30T14:04:40Z 2014-08-15 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Public contracts and procurement Transportation costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-07-30 Introduced in House 2014-12-31T21:07:26Z Veterans Equitable Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish a maximum specialist referral period (the period between the date a veteran is referred to a VA specialty clinic by the veteran's VA primary care physician and the date the veteran is scheduled for an appointment with a VA specialist), subject to such exceptions as the Secretary considers necessary and consistent with current VA treatment policies based on clinical need and with the VA's 30-30-20 performance goal for such referral period; and (2) take steps to ensure that the VA is able to provide appropriate transportation services for qualified veterans within a reasonable time period of a scheduled appointment.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) promptly provide for such specialty care or transportation from a private source if the Secretary is not able to meet such standards, (2) reimburse such private provider or the reasonable value of such care or services, and (2) take steps to expedite such required reimbursement, consistent with the Veterans Health Administration policy that 90% of all non-VA contract care claims are processed within 30 days of receipt.

Terminates the requirement that a veteran must have received care from the VA within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment at a non-VA facility in order to be considered an active VA health-care participant who is eligible for reimbursement for such treatment.

]]> Veterans Equitable Treatment Act Display Title Veterans Equitable Treatment Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Equitable Treatment Act Introduced in House 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5286ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5286ih.xml 2014-08-15 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.