[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1588 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1588

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that 
were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
    the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency 
                               treatment.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 28, 2013

   Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Begich) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that 
were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
    the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency 
                               treatment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF EMERGENCY TREATMENT REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN 
              VETERANS.

    Section 1725(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(B)'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(ii) the veteran was unable to receive care under this 
        chapter within such 24-month period because of a waiting period 
        imposed by the Department with respect to a new patient 
        examination of such veteran.''.
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