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Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act
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Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to provide former members of the Armed Forces with: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) health care services required to treat the former member's urgent mental health care needs, including risk of suicide or harming others. A former member of the Armed Forces is an individual who meets either of the following criteria: the individual is a former member of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components, who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and was discharged or released under a condition less than honorable (except a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge by reason of a general court martial), has applied for a character of service determination that has not yet been made, and is not otherwise eligible to enroll in the VA health care system by reason of such discharge or release; or the individual is a veteran not otherwise eligible for VA health care. The VA may provide such mental health care services pursuant to a contract with a qualified mental health professional if: (1) the receipt of mental health care services by an individual in VA facilities would be clinically inadvisable, or (2) VA facilities are not capable of furnishing such mental health care services to that individual economically because of geographical inaccessibility. The VA shall seek to enter into a contract with an independent nongovernmental entity to study the effect combat service has had on suicide rates and serious mental health issues among veterans.
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2016 · first_quarter · Veterans
Improving benefits for survivors of deceased servicemembers and to restore and improve veterans' benefits. H.R. 526 Veterans redress for asbestos claims, H.R. 677Veterans COLA, H.R. 800Appealed vet claims, H.R. 969 Blue Water Navy vets, H.R. 1247Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care, H.R. 1384 Vet status, H.R. 1769 Toxic Exposure, H.R. 1786 9/11 victims health care, H.R. 2282Student veterans priority enrollment, H.R. 3016Vets Employment, Education, and Health Care Improvement, H.R. 3484 LA Homeless Veterans Leasing Act, H.R. 3491 Medal of Honor stipend benefits, H.R. 4063 Opioid Abuse, H.R. 4134 Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement, H.R. 4298 Memorials at Arlington National Cemetery, H.R. 4336 WASP inurnment, H.R. 4591 VA purchased care streamlining and modernization, H.R. 4684 Vets Urgent Access to Mental Health Care, S. 170 CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act, S. 297 Frontlines to Lifelines Act, S. 357Veterans redress for asbestos claims, S. 425Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization, S. 743 Vet status, S. 901 Toxic Exposure, S. 1085Caregivers Extension Act, S. 1203 Vet status, S. 1641 Opioid Abuse, S. 1893 Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act, S. 1945 Mental Health Reform Act, S. 2000 Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services, S. 2002 Mental Health and Safe Communities Act, S. 2013 LA Homeless Veterans Leasing Act, S. 2179 Veteran CARE Act, S. 2279Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement, S. 2473 Express Appeals Act, S. 2633Improving Veterans Access to Care in the Community, S. 2646 Veterans Choice Improvement, S. 2719 SCRA forced arbitration
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
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| Eric Swalwell | Democratic | CA |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic | NY |
| Peter T. King | Republican | NY |
| Ryan A. Costello | Republican | PA |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | HI |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |