3.0.0 2095 2023-01-11T13:26:46Z 2023-01-11T13:26:46Z Senate S S 2014-03-06 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-03-06T22:01:27Z Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 113 1985 S 2014-02-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2014-03-06 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2014-03-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2014-03-06 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2014-03-06 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2014-06-05 False Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-03-06 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-30T14:48:26Z Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress in support of veteran-centric health care coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and community providers, as well as cost-effective VA purchase of veterans' care from the private sector.

Amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to reauthorize a VA pilot program of contract care authority within specified Veterans Integrated Service Networks for the health care needs of veterans in highly rural areas who are enrolled in the VA annual patient enrollment system. Requires: (1) that medical appointments for veterans, under the pilot program, occur during the 30-day period beginning on the date that is 15 days after the appointment is requested, and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that eligible veterans are informed of the program.

]]> Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 Display Title Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2095is/xml/BILLS-113s2095is.xml 2014-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.