H.R. 3819 · 110th Congress
Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Zack Space
- Introduced
- 2007-10-10
- Latest action
- 2008-05-22 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Summary
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.