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S. 739 114th Congress Senate

Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to modify the treatment of agreements entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other ex… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to modify the treatment of agreements entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 16, 2015 Introduced by: John Hoeven Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 16, 2015
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 Latest action March 16, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1369 Identical bill Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 19, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 739: Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-739/
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