HR 4627 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans’ Culturally Competent Care Act

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 22, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jul 22, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Culturally Competent Care Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish standards and requirements for the provision of mental health care by non-VA providers in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The established standards must be the same as the standards applicable to VA employees who provide mental health care.

The VA must require non-VA mental health care providers to complete training courses on military culture, core competencies for health care professionals, suicide evaluation and management, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and military sexual trauma after the provider becomes approved under the VCCP. The VA must also (1) identify additional training areas for which to develop courses, and (2) require the non-VA providers to complete such courses.

What's happening now September 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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