To improve community care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve community care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Education.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as...
- Section id6BC27B9305FF486BBB3A41D41D5A1598: 101. Requirement that appointments for care or services under Community Care Program of Department of Veterans Affairs are timely scheduled Section 1703 of...
- Section id39C33E20F78B46EEAEAB1AA065E28598: 102. Modifications to access standards for care furnished through Community Care Program of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 1703B of title 38, United...
- Section idd2f6fbb9e1c1471cbcee01bf1679e629: 103. Consideration of telehealth in determining whether an appointment can be scheduled within the access standards of the Department of Veterans Affairs...
- Section id3ba33e1107bc4b5c9fa8dcffd0593272: 104. Finality of decision by veteran and veteran’s referring clinician Section 1703(d) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 103, is further...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve community care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve community care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a non-Department health care provider providing care (including dental care)— under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code
dental care provided— under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code
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