A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans, and for other purposes.
VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover the costs of medically-necessary emergency transportation services for newborn babies of certain women veterans.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Child healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsTransportation costsVeterans' medical careWomen's health
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2131| Senate
| Updated: 11/15/2017
VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover the costs of medically-necessary emergency transportation services for newborn babies of certain women veterans.
Child healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsTransportation costsVeterans' medical careWomen's health