115 S609 IS: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 U.S. Senate 2017-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 609IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 13, 2017Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Tester, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017.

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Program for provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans

Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–135; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended— (1)by inserting (1) before The program; and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2)The program shall be carried out at not fewer than 75 medical centers by not later than December 31, 2018, and at all medical centers by not later than December 31, 2020..

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Expanded chiropractor services available to veterans

(a)

Medical services

Paragraph (6) of section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H)Chiropractic services.. (b)

Rehabilitative services

Paragraph (8) of such section is amended by inserting chiropractic, after counseling,. (c)

Preventive health services

Paragraph (9) of such section is amended— (1)by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively; and (2)by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph (F): (F)periodic and preventive chiropractic examinations and services;.