S 1875 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

Introduced 2021-05-27· Sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Held at the desk.(2022-04-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act This bill modifies certain deadlines for the submittal of claims by a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) individual or entity seeking reimbursement for the provision of emergency treatment to a veteran. Specifically, a non-VA individual or entity seeking such reimbursement must submit a claim not later than 180 days after the treatment was provided. (Under the VA's current policy, such claims for unauthorized emergency care must generally be submitted within 90 days for conditions that are not service-connected and within two years for conditions that are service-connected.) Veterans may not be held liable for payment if a claim was submitted by an individual or entity after the deadline due to an administrative error made by the individual or entity or by the VA. The VA must publish information regarding emergency care authorization for non-VA providers on a publicly available VA website.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 1875, Veterans’ Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

Sep 14, 2021

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 28, 2021

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