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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2548| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2018
Dean Heller

Dean Heller

Republican Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (2)
John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to former members of the Armed Forces or the reserve components: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) the mental health care services required to treat the member's urgent mental health care needs, including risk of suicide or harming others. A former member of the Armed Forces is an individual who: served in the active military, naval, or air service, was discharged or released under a condition that is not honorable (except a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge), has applied for a character of service determination that has not yet been made, and is not otherwise eligible to enroll in the VA health care system by reason of such discharge or release; or while serving in the Armed Forces, was deployed in a theater of combat operations or an area at a time during which hostilities occurred in that area, participated in or experienced such combat operations or hostilities, or was the victim of a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment. The VA may provide such mental health care services at a non-VA facility under specifed circumstances.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • March 14, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-918: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish mental health care to certain former members of the Armed Forces who are not otherwise eligible to receive such care, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2548| Senate 
| Updated: 3/14/2018
Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to former members of the Armed Forces or the reserve components: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) the mental health care services required to treat the member's urgent mental health care needs, including risk of suicide or harming others. A former member of the Armed Forces is an individual who: served in the active military, naval, or air service, was discharged or released under a condition that is not honorable (except a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge), has applied for a character of service determination that has not yet been made, and is not otherwise eligible to enroll in the VA health care system by reason of such discharge or release; or while serving in the Armed Forces, was deployed in a theater of combat operations or an area at a time during which hostilities occurred in that area, participated in or experienced such combat operations or hostilities, or was the victim of a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment. The VA may provide such mental health care services at a non-VA facility under specifed circumstances.
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Timeline
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • March 14, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dean Heller

Dean Heller

Republican Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (2)
John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-918: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted