S 739
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Adult day care
Health care quality
Health personnel
Labor standards
Licensing and registrations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care
Wages and earnings
Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015
Introduced: March 16, 2015
Introduced by:
Hoeven, John
Republican
· North Dakota
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To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 16, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015
This bill modifies the treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) agreements with service providers to furnish veterans with nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services.
Any such agreement shall:
- not be treated as a federal contract for the acquisition of goods or services and shall be not subject to any provision of law governing federal contracts for the acquisition of goods or services, and
- include specified requirements (such as for medical licensing and VA review of staff and facilities) to ensure the safety and quality of care furnished to veterans pursuant to such agreement.
The failure of a provider to comply with a provision of the agreement may result in VA termination of the agreement.
Such agreements are exempted from the application of certain public contract labor laws.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1