HR 4146
110th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Health
Hospital care
Hospitals
Veterans' hospitals
Veterans' medical care
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the availability of emergency medical care for veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.
Introduced: November 9, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 16, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 9, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 9, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the determination of whether a veteran can be transferred to a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility after receiving emergency medical treatment in a non-Department facility to be based both on the condition of the veteran and on the availability of a bed in a Department facility that is not geographically inaccessible to the veteran.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1