3.0.0 3549 2023-01-11T13:29:52Z 2023-01-11T13:29:52Z House HR 2015-09-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KLINE:H.R. 3549.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation provides the Secretary of Veterans Affairsthe authority to waive a copayment requirement if theDepartment of Veterans Affairs is the cause of an error thatdelays sending a bill to a veteran. Additionally, the billrequires the Department of Veterans Affairs to notify aveteran of how to get a waiver and establish a payment planbefore they can collect payment when they does not bill aveteran in a timely manner. Specific authority is provided byArticle I, section 8 of the United States Constitution(clauses 12, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power toraise and support Armies; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; and to providefor organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H6138]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2015-11-17T18:22:55Z Referred to 2015-09-25T21:41:47Z Referred to 2015-09-17T14:03:05Z Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015 114 2052 S 2015-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2015-11-17 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-09-25 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 N P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2015-09-17 True E000294 Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] Tom Emmer R MN 6 2015-09-17 True P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2015-09-17 True B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2015-09-24 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2015-10-06 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2015-10-21 False Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2015-10-28 False R000589 Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] E. Rigell R VA Scott 2 2015-11-04 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2015-11-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Debt collection Hospital care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-09-17 Introduced in House 2015-09-25T15:57:10Z VA Billing Accountability Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medications, hospital care, nursing home care, and medical services if:

  • an error committed by the VA or a VA employee was the cause of delaying copayment notification to the veteran, and
  • the veteran received such notification later than 120 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) after the date on which the veteran received the care or services.

In requiring a veteran to make a copayment for care or services provided at a VA or a non-VA medical facility the VA shall notify the veteran not later than 120 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) after the date on which the veteran received the care or services. If the VA does not provide notification by such date it may not collect the payment, including through a third-party entity, unless the veteran is provided with:

  • information about applying for a waiver and establishing a payment plan with the VA, and
  • opportunity to make a waiver or establish a payment plan.

The VA shall review and improve its copayment billing internal controls and notification procedures.

]]> VA Billing Accountability Act Display Title VA Billing Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Billing Accountability Act Introduced in House 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3549ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3549ih.xml 2015-11-17 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.