H.R. 5149 · 114th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the circumstances under which the Secretary of Veterans…
Full title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the circumstances under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide reimbursement for emergency ambulance services.
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CoffmanSponsor8 cosponsors · 5 D, 3 R
4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services if:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 29, 2016
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services if:
- the ambulance request was made because of the sudden onset of a medical condition of such nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected that a delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to the individual or could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in placing the individual in serious jeopardy, and
- the individual is transported to the closest and most appropriate medical facility capable of treating such emergency medical condition.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the circumstances under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide reimbursement for emergency ambulance services.
Latest action (May 26, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 29, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.