H.R. 8212 · 116th Congress
ECHO Act
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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study on the attitudes of veterans and Veterans Health Administration staff toward the VA offering appointments outside the usual operating hours of VA facilities, including via telehealth appointments.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 11, 2020
VA Expanded Care Hours Act or the ECHO Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study on the attitudes of veterans and Veterans Health Administration staff toward the VA offering appointments outside the usual operating hours of VA facilities, including via telehealth appointments. The VA must also study the feasibility and advisability of offering appointments outside the usual operating hours.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: ECHO Act
Also known as: VA Expanded Care Hours Act
Latest action (Sep 11, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 11, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.