HR 5337
114th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military medicine
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care
Veteran Prescription Continuity Act
Introduced: May 26, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veteran Prescription Continuity Act
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish an individual who is transitioning from Department of Defense (DOD)- to VA-furnished medical treatment any pharmaceutical agent not included in the joint uniform formulary if a DOD health care provider determines that the pharmaceutical agent is critical for the transition.
The VA shall furnish an individual with such pharmaceutical agent: (1) beginning when the individual enrolls in the VA health care system, and (2) ending when a DOD health care provider determines that the individual does not require the pharmaceutical agent.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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