Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Veterans Homecare Choice Act amends the Veterans Community Care Program so nurse registries can be recognized for community-care purposes. The bill addresses home-care access for veterans by treating nurse registries as a provider pathway when they arrange nursing services, rather than limiting community-care participation to more traditional agency models.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans needing home-care services benefit from a larger pool of community-care options. Veteran caregivers benefit if nurse registry participation makes it easier to find in-home nursing support. Nurse registries benefit because VA recognition opens access to Veterans Community Care Program referrals. Independent nurses working through registries benefit from potential VA-reimbursed home-care opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA community-care administrators must update provider recognition and referral rules for nurse registries. Nurse registries must meet VA community-care standards, documentation, and billing requirements. VA contractors may need to credential or manage nurse registry participation. Federal taxpayers may bear costs if expanded participation increases home-care utilization.
Key Provisions
- Amends title 38 community-care provisions to recognize nurse registries.
- Places nurse registries alongside other Veterans Community Care Program provider categories.
- Targets home-care access for veterans who need nursing services outside VA facilities.
- Creates new administrative work for VA provider network and credentialing systems.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires VA to recognize nurse registries as eligible providers for the Veterans Community Care Program when they furnish home-care services through contracted nurses.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Health Care, Home Care
Primary Purpose
Requires VA to recognize nurse registries as eligible providers for the Veterans Community Care Program when they furnish home-care services through contracted nurses.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Veterans needing home-care services
- Veteran caregivers
- Nurse registries
- Independent nurses
Identified Costs
- VA community-care administrators
- Nurse registries
- VA contractors
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an …
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Mr. Tuberville (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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