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H.R. 241 119th Congress House

Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access standards with respect to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of hospital care, me… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access standards with respect to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of hospital care, medical services, or extended care services that are applicable to certain veterans with mental disorders.

Introduced: January 9, 2025 Introduced by: Rudy Yakym III Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and accessMental healthVeterans' medical care
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish care or services under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) to an eligible veteran with a service-connected mental disorder not later than five days after the veteran seeks care for such disorder. Current law requires the VA to establish access standards for furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care services under the VCCP to veterans who are (1) enrolled in the VA health care system, or (2) not enrolled but are in the 12-month period following their discharge from service and meet other requirements (e.g., having a service-connected disability).

Under the bill, the VA must modify its access standards for furnishing such care and services under the VCCP to require the provision of care or services not later than five days after an eligible veteran with a service-connected mental disorder rated at 50% or more seeks treatment for such disorder.

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Miller, Max L.
Ohio · Jul 14, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 241: Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-241/
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"H.R. 241: Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-241/.
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H.R. 241, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-241/.
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