Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act

Introduced Jan 9, 2025Latest action Feb 11, 2025Armed Forces and National Security

Plain-English summary

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).

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Issue relevance

Why this appears in Paper Trail

Veterans Services

Matched from official metadata: policy_area: Armed Forces and National Security; subject: Veterans' medical care

Defense

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Rudy Yakym III

Sponsor · Republican · IN

Max Miller

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.

Official Subjects

Armed Forces and National SecurityHealth care coverage and accessMental healthVeterans' medical care

Sources & text

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