A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a deadline of 180 days for the filing of claims for payment for emergency treatment furnished to veterans, and for other purposes.
Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act
This bill modifies certain deadlines for the submittal of claims by a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) individual or entity seeking reimbursement for the provision of emergency treatment to a veteran. Specifically, a non-VA individual or entity seeking such reimbursement must submit a claim not later than 180 days after the treatment was provided. (Under the VA's current policy, such claims for unauthorized emergency care must generally be submitted within 90 days for conditions that are not service-connected and within two years for conditions that are service-connected.)
Veterans may not be held liable for payment if a claim was submitted by an individual or entity after the deadline due to an administrative error made by the individual or entity or by the VA.
The VA must publish information regarding emergency care authorization for non-VA providers on a publicly available VA website.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2079-2080)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
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