S 202
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Veterans' medical care
Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act
Introduced: February 3, 2021
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system with emergency treatment at non-VA facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The VA may not require such veterans to seek authorization for such emergency treatment during this time. The bill also sets forth the payment rates and procedures for such emergency treatment.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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