An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans, and for other purposes.
Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
This bill establishes a Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to covered veterans through non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers under specified circumstances. This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program.
The VA shall develop: (1) an education program for veterans about their VA health care options, (2) processes to ensure safe opioid prescribing practices by non-VA health care providers; and (3) criteria to designate VA medical centers, ambulatory care facilities, and community based outpatient clinics as underserved facilities.
The bill: (1) modifies the definitions of medical facility, major medical facility project, and major medical facility lease; and (2) establishes specified pilot programs.
The VA family caregiver program is expanded.
The VA shall implement a new information technology system.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Became Public Law No: 115-46.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Held at the desk.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Isakson. Without written report.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Isakson. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 273.
By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.
By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.
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