Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act
- Last Action
- 4/11/2022
Actions
- 2022-04-11Held at the desk.
- 2022-04-11Received in the House.
- 2022-04-08Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2022-04-07Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
- 2022-04-07Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
- 2022-04-07Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2079-2080)
- 2022-04-07Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2022-04-07Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2021-07-28Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2021-06-23Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
- 2021-05-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-05-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2022-04-07 (55)
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.
Subjects
- Disability and paralysis
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
- Veterans' medical care
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