To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · March 21, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
The Veterans STAND Act directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with spinal cord injuries or disorders who choose to participate. These evaluations would assess health risks, chronic pain management, dietary and weight management, prosthetic equipment needs, and access to assistive technologies like powered mobility devices and speech-generating devices that could improve independence and mobility. The VA must inform eligible veterans about the availability of these evaluations each year and work with medical professionals and veteran organizations to develop guidance on how to implement the program. The VA must also submit reports to Congress within one year of the law's enactment and every two years thereafter detailing how many veterans received assistive technology assessments and prescriptions. The bill does not specify dedicated funding levels but requires the VA to incorporate these evaluations into performance reviews of its regional medical networks beginning one year after enactment.
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