Local Care for Veterans Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 16, 2015)
Local Care for Veterans Act
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that a veteran may elect to receive health care treatment and services in a qualifying non-VA facility if: (1) the veteran is enrolled in the VA health care system and resides not more than 50 miles from the nearest VA facility that the Secretary has identified in a prospectus level lease request as being deficient with respect to providing certain treatment or services or as needing expansion; and (2) the Secretary determines that such deficiency has not been resolved or such expansion has not occurred.
What just happenedMay 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 16, 2015
- May 1, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Apr 16, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 16, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House