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S.2619: Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act of 1998
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about emergency management
- Introduced Oct. 10, 1998
- Latest Major Action Oct. 10, 1998
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act of 1998 - Declares the annual patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be a health care plan and the veterans enrolled in such system to be participants in a health care plan. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to contract for the emergency health care of such veterans in non-Department facilities. Includes such contracted emergency care within the definition of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
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| Oct. 10, 1998 |
Introduced in the Senate by Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) |