3.0.0 4727 2023-01-11T13:39:12Z 2023-01-11T13:39:12Z House HR 2017-12-21 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 209 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:H.R. 4727.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H10420]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2017-12-21T19:36:53Z Referred to 2017-12-21T14:02:45Z 2017-12-21 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2017-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-12-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Disability assistance Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Hospital care Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-12-21 Introduced in House 2019-08-28T17:23:32Z Improving Access to VA Care Act

This bill makes additional veterans eligible for a temporary disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and access to health care services.

The VA shall assign a temporary disability rating to certain veterans who file a disability compensation claim and schedule a related medical examination as soon as practicable. Such temporary disability rating shall remain in effect until a formal rating decision is issued.

The VA shall provide hospital care and medical services to such veterans while they are waiting for a formal disability rating. If the VA determines that a veteran does not have a service-connected disability and does not qualify for VA medical services the veteran shall not owe the VA for such services and the VA shall assist the veteran in finding non-VA medical services.

]]> Improving Access to VA Care Act Display Title Improving Access to VA Care Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign temporary disability ratings to certain veterans for purposes of compensation and health care, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improving Access to VA Care Act Introduced in House 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4727ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4727ih.xml 2017-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.