To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report on the impact of a proposed rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on access of veterans to long-term care facilities.
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Latest Action · February 29, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress within 60 days examining how a proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule on nursing home staffing standards would affect veterans' access to long-term care. The report must detail how many state-run veteran facilities and private nursing homes contracted with the VA would fail to meet the proposed minimum staffing requirements, how many veterans live in those facilities, and whether the VA's own community living centers would be impacted. The legislation also asks the VA to assess whether the department could still adequately serve veterans' long-term care needs after the rule takes effect, with special attention to veterans in rural areas, medically underserved regions, U.S. territories, and tribal lands. No funding is authorized by the bill, which was introduced in February 2024 and referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. The measure aims to give Congress a clear picture of the rule's potential consequences for veteran access to care before implementation.
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