Veteran Prescription Continuity Act
- Last Action
- 9/26/2017
Actions
- 2017-09-26Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2017-03-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-02-15Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-02-15Introduced in House
- 2017-02-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-15 (00)
Veteran Prescription Continuity Act
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish an individual who is transitioning from Department of Defense (DOD)- to VA-furnished medical treatment any pharmaceutical agent not included in the joint uniform formulary if a DOD health care provider determines that the pharmaceutical agent is critical for the transition.
The VA shall furnish an individual with such pharmaceutical agent: (1) beginning when the individual enrolls in the VA health care system, and (2) ending when a DOD health care provider determines that the individual does not require the pharmaceutical agent.
Cosponsors (6)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA)
Subjects
- Military medicine
- Prescription drugs
- Veterans' medical care
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