US HB4241 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-12)
Status: Introduced on December 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-03 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 8 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-03 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in lieu of making payments to state homes for furnishing nursing home care to veterans, to enter into agreements with such homes to furnish such care under federal provisions which allow the Secretary to transfer to non-VA homes (at the expense of the United States) veterans who have been furnished such care in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Replaces provisions providing for payment of nursing home care at the lesser of the prevailing rate or the cost of daily care with provisions providing for payment at the rate determined for a state home that is the applicable or prevailing rate payable in the geographic area in which the state home is located.
Title
To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-03 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | |
| 2009-12-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | |
| 2009-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Health care costs and insurance
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Health care costs and insurance
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4241/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4241/BILLS-111hr4241ih.pdf |
