Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 19, 2015)
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
This bill makes any veteran who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during specified conflicts eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the mental illness is attributable to such service.
The conflicts specified include World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, or any other period of war after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat against a hostile force during any period of hostilities.
What just happenedDec 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 19, 2015
- Dec 3, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Nov 19, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Nov 19, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 19, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House