3.0.0 4591 2023-01-11T13:32:06Z 2023-01-11T13:32:06Z House HR 2016-02-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MILLER of Florida:H.R. 4591.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H855]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2016-02-25T22:13:19Z Referred to 2016-02-24T22:51:15Z Markup by 2016-02-25T22:17:30Z Referred to 2016-02-23T19:02:05Z VA Construction and Lease Authorization, Health, and Benefits Enhancement Act 114 5286 HR 2016-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2016-02-25 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2016-02-25 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-02-25 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Health Discharged. Committee 2016-02-24 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-02-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 N J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2016-05-13 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2016-07-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Aging Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Medicaid Medicare Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-02-23 Introduced in House 2016-03-30T19:06:11Z Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in addition to furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under contracts or sharing agreements, to furnish such care and services to eligible veterans through the use of Veterans Care Agreements with eligible providers.

An eligible provider is:

  • a provider whose income in the year preceding the year of entering into an agreement did not exceed $11 million;
  • a provider who does not otherwise provide such care or services pursuant to a federal contract; and
  • a physician or provider of Medicaid or Medicare services, an Aging and Disability Resource Center, an area agency on aging, or a center for independent living.

The VA shall: (1) establish a certifying process for providers, (2) review agreements at least once every two years, and (3) use the quality of care standards set forth or used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The VA may enter into an agreement using non-competitive procedures.

]]> Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act Display Title Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with certain health care providers to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care to veterans. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act Introduced in House 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4591ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4591ih.xml 2016-02-25 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 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.