[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7464 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7464

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access standards 
with respect to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
  hospital care, medical services, or extended care services that are 
         applicable to certain veterans with mental disorders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2024

  Mr. Yakym introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access standards 
with respect to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of 
  hospital care, medical services, or extended care services that are 
         applicable to certain veterans with mental disorders.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental 
Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS STANDARDS 
              FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS.

    Section 1703B(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The access standards required under this subsection shall 
provide that in the case of a covered veteran with a service-connected 
mental disorder rated at 50 percent or more, the Department shall 
furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care services for 
such mental disorder within five days of the date on which the covered 
veteran requests such care or services.''.
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