Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015

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R WalorskiSponsor

25 cosponsors · 7 D, 18 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill modifies the treatment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) agreements with service providers to furnish veterans with nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 16, 2015

Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015

Any such agreement shall:

not be treated as a federal contract for the acquisition of goods or services and shall be not subject to any provision of law governing federal contracts for the acquisition of goods or services, and
include specified requirements (such as for medical licensing and VA review of staff and facilities) to ensure the safety and quality of care furnished to veterans pursuant to such agreement.

The failure of a provider to comply with a provision of the agreement may result in VA termination of the agreement.

Such agreements are exempted from the application of certain public contract labor laws.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 2015

Latest action (Apr 29, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 16, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.