Veterans Patient Advocacy Act
Summary
Veterans Patient Advocacy Act This bill requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to ensure (1) there is not fewer than one patient advocate for every 13,500 veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, and (2) highly rural veterans may access the services of patient advocates. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the implementation of such policies.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 29, 2022
Last action Nov 29, 2022
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Committee
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Nov 29, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Nov 29, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
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