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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 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 3, 2021
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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 February 3, 2021

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 202: Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-202/
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"S. 202: Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-202/.
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S. 202, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-202/.
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[S. 202: Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-202/)
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