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State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 27, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-159.

Mar 27, 2018

Signed by President.

Mar 19, 2018

Presented to President.

Mar 13, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1513)

Mar 13, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 324.

Mar 13, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1513-1515)

Mar 13, 2018

Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Mar 13, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 13, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1513)

Nov 13, 2017

Held at the desk.

Nov 13, 2017

Received in the House.

Nov 13, 2017

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Nov 9, 2017

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7164)

Nov 9, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7164)

Nov 9, 2017

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7163-7164)

Nov 9, 2017

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

May 17, 2017

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.

Feb 7, 2017

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

Feb 7, 2017

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 1,581	—	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Nov 9, 2017

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with each state home to pay for medical supervision model adult day health care for a veteran for whom the home is not receiving VA nursing home care payments. Such payment shall constitute payment in full for such care.

The veteran must need such care either specifically for a service-connected disability, or, if not specifically for one, the veteran must have a service-connected disability rated 70% or more.

The payment rate under each VA-state home agreement for a veteran shall be established through regulations prescribed by the VA to adequately reimburse the home for the care, including necessary transportation expenses. Such rate shall not take effect until 30 days after the date on which the regulations are published in the Federal Register. Until such time, the initial rate shall equal 65% of the payment that the VA would otherwise pay to the state home if the veteran were receiving nursing home care.

"Medical supervision model adult day health care" means adult day health care that includes the coordination of physician services, dental services, nursing services, the administration of drugs, and such other requirements as the VA may determine.

What's happening now March 27, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-159.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 26

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Oct 31, 2017

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Oct 30, 2017

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Sep 25, 2017

Thune, John

South Dakota · Jun 14, 2017

Cotton, Tom

Arkansas · May 17, 2017

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · May 1, 2017

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Apr 28, 2017

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Apr 24, 2017

Murray, Patty

Washington · Apr 24, 2017

Rounds, Mike

South Dakota · Apr 24, 2017

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Apr 24, 2017

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Apr 6, 2017

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Apr 3, 2017

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Mar 29, 2017

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Mar 15, 2017

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Mar 15, 2017

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Mar 14, 2017

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Mar 7, 2017

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Feb 27, 2017

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Feb 27, 2017

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Feb 16, 2017

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Feb 15, 2017

Arkansas · Feb 7, 2017

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Feb 7, 2017

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