Full Choice for Veterans Act

Full Choice for Veterans Act

This bill removes existing requirements and authorizes covered veterans to receive hospital care, medical services, or extended care services through the Veterans Community Care Program if they notify the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Covered veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system or are not enrolled but otherwise eligible for care.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5033 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5033

  To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2019

  Mr. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Full Choice for Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              MEDICAL CARE UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.

    Section 101 of the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel 
R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated 
Outside Networks Act of 2018 or the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115-182; 38 U.S.C. 1703) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting:
    ``(d) Conditions Under Which Care Is Required To Be Furnished 
Through Non-Department Providers.--The Secretary shall, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, furnish hospital care, medical 
services, or extended care services to a covered veteran through health 
care providers specified in subsection (c) if the covered veteran 
notifies the Secretary that he or she desires to receive care through 
the Veterans Community Care Program.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (e).
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