US Congress Senate Bill 2179 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veteran CARE Act Veteran Care Agreements Rule Enhancement Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if unable to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care at VA facilities or under other authorized contracts or sharing agreements, to enter into a Veterans Care Agreement with an eligible provider to furnish such care and services. The VA shall review agreements exceeding $1 million annually at least once every two years. The VA shall establish a process for the certification of eligible providers. An eligible provider is: a physician or provider of services that has entered into a provider agreement under the Social Security Act; a provider of items and services receiving payments under a state Medicaid plan; an aging and disability resource center, an area agency on aging, or a center for independent living; or any other health care provider the VA considers appropriate. The VA shall establish a system or systems to monitor the quality of care and services furnished to veterans, which shall be used in assessing whether to renew an agreement. An agreement may be made with a health care provider to provide veterans with nursing home care.

Veteran CARE Act Veteran Care Agreements Rule Enhancement Act

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB2000 (Related) 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2179/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2179/BILLS-114s2179is.pdf