Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2017 This bill increases from 7 to 14 the number of days that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may furnish health care services, including post-delivery care, to the newborn child of a woman veteran who delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility pursuant to a VA contract for such services.
Child healthCongressional oversightVeterans' medical careWomen's health
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.
USA115th CongressS-970| Senate
| Updated: 4/27/2017
Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2017 This bill increases from 7 to 14 the number of days that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may furnish health care services, including post-delivery care, to the newborn child of a woman veteran who delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility pursuant to a VA contract for such services.