Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act This bill modifies certain deadlines for the submittal of claims by a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) individual or entity seeking reimbursement for the provision of emergency treatment to a veteran. Specifically, a non-VA individual or entity seeking such reimbursement must submit a claim not later than 180 days after the treatment was provided. (Under the VA's current policy, such claims for unauthorized emergency care must generally be submitted within 90 days for conditions that are not service-connected and within two years for conditions that are service-connected.) Veterans may not be held liable for payment if a claim was submitted by an individual or entity after the deadline due to an administrative error made by the individual or entity or by the VA. The VA must publish information regarding emergency care authorization for non-VA providers on a publicly available VA website.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2079-2080)
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2079-2080)
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
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Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act
USA117th CongressS-1875| Senate
| Updated: 4/11/2022
Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act This bill modifies certain deadlines for the submittal of claims by a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) individual or entity seeking reimbursement for the provision of emergency treatment to a veteran. Specifically, a non-VA individual or entity seeking such reimbursement must submit a claim not later than 180 days after the treatment was provided. (Under the VA's current policy, such claims for unauthorized emergency care must generally be submitted within 90 days for conditions that are not service-connected and within two years for conditions that are service-connected.) Veterans may not be held liable for payment if a claim was submitted by an individual or entity after the deadline due to an administrative error made by the individual or entity or by the VA. The VA must publish information regarding emergency care authorization for non-VA providers on a publicly available VA website.
Disability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceVeterans' medical care