Better Access to Chiropractors to Keep our Veterans Healthy (Back Our Veterans Health) Act

Summary

Better Access to Chiropractors to Keep our Veterans Healthy (Back Our Veterans Health) Act - Includes chiropractic services and counseling, as well as periodic and preventative chiropractic examinations and services, among the medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health services available to veterans. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit eligible veterans to receive medical, rehabilitative, and preventative health services from a licensed doctor of chiropractic on a direct access basis at the election of the veteran, if such services are within the State scope of practice of such doctor. Prohibits the Secretary from discriminating among licensed health-care providers in the determination of needed services.

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Timeline

1. 29 March 2004

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 March 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 March 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 31 March 2004

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E489-490)

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 13 April 2004

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 March 2004 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 March 2004

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 March 2004

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 March 2004

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Sponsors

• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Zoe Lofgren · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
• ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
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