HR 6997
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans Prescription Flexibility Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for prescriptions written by an eligible health care provider during a public health emergency (as declared by the Department of Health and Human Services) for up to a 90-day supply of drugs.
Under the bill, Veterans Community Care Program providers or providers who are eligible to enter into Veterans Care Agreements are considered eligible health care providers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2