3.0.0 444 2023-01-11T13:29:04Z 2023-01-11T13:29:04Z House HR 2015-01-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 444.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H481]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-06T22:25:49Z Referred to 2015-01-21T15:04:00Z 2015-02-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2015-03-16 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-03-25 False Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatments Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Medical research Mental health Physical fitness and lifestyle Research administration and funding Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-21 Introduced in House 2015-02-09T19:56:59Z Expanding Care for Veterans Act

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of VA's research and education on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and alternative medicine services.

Requires the Secretary to carry out, through VA's Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, a three-year program to: (1) assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of complementary and alternative medicine services selected by the Secretary with other VA health care services for veterans, and (2) identify and resolve barriers to providing such services and integrating them with other VA health services.

Requires such program to be conducted, at not fewer than 15 VA medical centers, by integrating the provision of complementary and alternative medicine services with other VA health care services provided to veterans who have a mental health condition, experience chronic pain, or have a chronic condition. Requires veterans' participation to be voluntary.

Directs the Secretary to contract with a qualified independent entity for comprehensive studies of the barriers encountered by veterans in receiving, and by administrators and clinicians in providing, complementary and alternative medicine services through VA. Provides for the conduct of such studies through surveys of veterans and VA administrators and clinicians.

Requires the Secretary to carry out a three-year program awarding grants to public or private nonprofit entities to assess the feasibility and advisability of using wellness programs to complement the provision of mental health care to veterans and family members who are eligible for readjustment counseling from VA.

]]> Expanding Care for Veterans Act Display Title Expanding Care for Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To expand the research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Expanding Care for Veterans Act Introduced in House 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr444ih/xml/BILLS-114hr444ih.xml 2015-02-06 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.