Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act

United States117th CongressHR-584House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 16, 2021

Summary

Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system with emergency treatment at non-VA facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The VA may not require such veterans to seek authorization for such emergency treatment during this time. The bill also sets forth the payment rates and procedures for such emergency treatment.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-202: Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    House of Representatives

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    House of Representatives

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