Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 9, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Republican
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 161 words.
Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish care or services under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) to an eligible veteran with a service-connected mental disorder not later than five days after the veteran seeks care for such disorder. Current law requires the VA to establish access standards for furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care services under the VCCP to veterans who are (1) enrolled in the VA health care system, or (2) not enrolled but are in the 12-month period following their discharge from service and meet other requirements (e.g., having a service-connected disability). Under the bill, the VA must modify its access standards for furnishing such care and services under the VCCP to require the provision of care or services not later than five days after an eligible veteran with a service-connected mental disorder rated at 50% or more seeks treatment for such disorder.
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 43 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 119 words
- Subjects
- Health care coverage and accessMental healthVeterans' medical care
- Latest action
- Feb 11, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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