SENATE 115115th CongressCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.

Veterans Transplant Coverage Act

Last Action: 7/11/2017

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2017-07-11Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
2017-01-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-01-12Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-12 (00)

Veterans Transplant Coverage Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran, notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care.

The VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after such procedure.

Cosponsors (1)

John Cornyn (R-TX)

Subjects

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care

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