To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish a minimum period of care or services under such program, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) cover a veteran who is unable to schedule an appointment with his or her primary care physician at the same VA medical facility at which the veteran had the most recent appointment with the physician because the physician is no longer employed at such facility, and (2) establish a minimum one-year period of care or services under such program.

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Timeline

1. 8 December 2016

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

2. 8 December 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 December 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 December 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 December 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 December 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 December 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 December 2016

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Sponsors

• Beto O'Rourke · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Walz · D · Sponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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