S 1875 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

Summary
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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
President
Introduced May 27, 2021 Last action Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
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Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
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Apr 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Jul 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
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May 27, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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May 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Mike Rounds
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