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Veterans’ Culturally Competent Care Act

USA117th CongressHR-4627| House 
| Updated: 9/8/2021
Lisa Blunt Rochester

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Representative

Delaware

Cosponsors (14)
Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Veterans' Culturally Competent Care Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish standards and requirements for the provision of mental health care by non-VA providers in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The established standards must be the same as the standards applicable to VA employees who provide mental health care. The VA must require non-VA mental health care providers to complete training courses on military culture, core competencies for health care professionals, suicide evaluation and management, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and military sexual trauma after the provider becomes approved under the VCCP. The VA must also (1) identify additional training areas for which to develop courses, and (2) require the non-VA providers to complete such courses.
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Timeline
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • July 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 22, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • September 8, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans’ Culturally Competent Care Act

USA117th CongressHR-4627| House 
| Updated: 9/8/2021
Veterans' Culturally Competent Care Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish standards and requirements for the provision of mental health care by non-VA providers in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The established standards must be the same as the standards applicable to VA employees who provide mental health care. The VA must require non-VA mental health care providers to complete training courses on military culture, core competencies for health care professionals, suicide evaluation and management, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and military sexual trauma after the provider becomes approved under the VCCP. The VA must also (1) identify additional training areas for which to develop courses, and (2) require the non-VA providers to complete such courses.
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Timeline
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • July 22, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 22, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • September 8, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Lisa Blunt Rochester

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democratic Representative

Delaware

Cosponsors (14)
Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted