Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act
- Last Action
- 11/20/2019
Actions
- 2019-11-20Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-183.
- 2019-04-03Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S2241-2242)
- 2019-04-03Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-03 (00)
Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act
This bill authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to pay copayments owed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by Indian veterans for medical services authorized under the Purchased/Referred Care program and administered at a VA facility.
The IHS, the VA, and tribal health programs, in consultation with impacted tribes, must enter into a memorandum of understanding that authorizes the IHS or a tribal health program to pay such copayments unless it would decrease the quality of, or access to, health care for individuals receiving care from the IHS or the VA.
The IHS and the VA must report on veterans who are eligible for IHS assistance and have received care from the VA.Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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