3.0.0 1254 2023-01-11T13:35:04Z 2023-01-11T13:35:04Z House HR 2017-02-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LoBIONDO:H.R. 1254.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8, Article 1 of the United States Constitution[Page H1393]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-06T15:34:38Z Referred to 2017-02-28T15:02:25Z 2017-03-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions New Jersey Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-02-28 Introduced in House 2017-03-11T14:42:26Z Veterans Health ID Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program under which: (1) eligible veterans may elect to receive hospital care and services at non-VA facilities, and (2) the VA shall reimburse such facilities for the cost of such care and services.

An "eligible veteran" is a veteran who: (1) is enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system, and (2) resides in a geographic area selected by the VA. The VA shall select: (1) one geographic area within each Veterans Integrated Service Network, and (2) NJ-2 as the geographic area for participation in the pilot program for Veterans Integrated Service Network 4.

The VA shall: (1) issue a unique identification card to each eligible veteran who elects to receive hospital care and medical services at non-VA facilities under the pilot program, and (2) take steps to ensure that such veterans receive such care and services at such non-VA facilities.

]]> Veterans Health ID Act Display Title Veterans Health ID Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive hospital care and medical services at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health ID Act Introduced in House 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1254ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1254ih.xml 2017-03-06 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.