United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1717 (107th)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
Introduced
3 May 2001
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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2 January 2025
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician in the treatment of any illness or injury of such veteran. (Currently, other requirements must be met before such veterans will be furnished drugs and medicines on private practitioner prescriptions.)
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 May 2001
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 May 2001
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 May 2001
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1717
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1717