H.R. 3819 · 110th Congress
Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007
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- House Introduced Oct 10, 2007
- House Passed May 21, 2008 412–0
Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008 - Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain veterans without a service-connected disability enrolled as active participants of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care plan for the cost of emergency treatment received in a non-VA facility until such time…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · May 21, 2008
Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008 - Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain veterans without a service-connected disability enrolled as active participants of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care plan for the cost of emergency treatment received in a non-VA facility until such time as such veterans are transferred to a VA facility.
Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary to reimburse certain veterans with a service-connected disability or a non-service-connected disability associated with or aggravating a service-connected disability for the value of emergency treatment for which such veterans have made payment from sources other than the VA.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008
Latest action (May 22, 2008): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 10, 2007
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- House Introduced Oct 10, 2007
- House Passed May 21, 2008 412–0
Final vote · House · May 21, 2008
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi