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HR 4898 113th Congress House

Access to Veteran-Centered Community Care Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide hospital care and medical services in non-Department facilities f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide hospital care and medical services in non-Department facilities for veterans waiting longer than 14 days for an appointment in a Department facility, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and accessHospital carePublic contracts and procurementVeterans' medical care
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 18, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Veteran-Centered Community Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) determine that a VA facility is not capable of furnishing the care or services required if a veteran has been waiting for 14 days or longer for an appointment to receive hospital care or medical services, including primary care, in such a facility; and (2) ensure that such care or services are provided to such a veteran at a non-VA facility under contract with the VA.

Requires: (1) any referral of a veteran who, in the course of receiving hospital care or medical services in a non-VA facility, is referred to another non-VA facility for specialty care, to be submitted to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary, if he or she does not reject such referral during the 72-hour period following its submittal, to ensure that such specialty care is provided to the veteran at a non-VA facility under contract with the VA.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4898: Access to Veteran-Centered Community Care Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4898/
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"H.R. 4898: Access to Veteran-Centered Community Care Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4898/.
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H.R. 4898, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4898/.
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