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Veterans Access to Care Act

Introduced: March 25, 2010 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Access to Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas.

Requires, for eligibility to participate in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, that an individual not be participating in the VA's Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, to consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.

What's happening now March 25, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1