Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015

Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Billing Accountability Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medications, hospital care, nursing home care, and medical services if: an error committed by the VA or a VA employee was the cause of delaying copayment notification to the veteran, and the veteran received such notification later than 120 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) after the date on which the veteran received the care or services. In requiring a veteran to make a copayment for care or services provided at a VA or a non-VA medical facility the VA shall notify the veteran not later than 120 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) after the date on which the veteran received the care or services. If the VA does not provide notification by such date it may not collect the payment, including through a third-party entity, unless the veteran is provided with: information about applying for a waiver and establishing a payment plan with the VA, and opportunity to make a waiver or establish a payment plan. The VA shall review and improve its copayment billing internal controls and notification procedures.

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Timeline

1. 17 September 2015

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 September 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 September 2015 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 September 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← VA Billing Accountability Act