The VA Billing Accountability Act gives the Secretary of Veterans Affairs authority to waive copayment requirements for veterans when the Department of Veterans Affairs makes billing errors. Specifically, the law allows the VA to waive copayments for hospital care, medical services, and medications if the VA's error causes a veteran to receive a billing notification more than 180 days after receiving care (or more than 18 months for non-VA facility care). The bill also establishes new notification deadlines requiring the VA to bill veterans within 180 days for VA facility care and 18 months for outside facility care, and mandates that if the VA misses these deadlines, it must inform veterans of their waiver and payment plan options before attempting collection. These provisions are temporary, lasting two years from the bill's enactment, and the VA must review its billing procedures within 180 days to reduce future notification delays.
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