S. 202 · 117th Congress · Senate

Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced
Feb 3, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Emergency Care for Veterans During COVID Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system with emergency treatment at non-VA facilities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The VA may not require such veterans to seek authorization for such emergency treatment during this time. The bill also sets forth the payment rates and procedures for such emergency treatment.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 03, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 03, 2021IntroReferral

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

Committees

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Feb 3, 2021

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