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S 1912 · in committee · major

Protecting Veteran Community Care Act

What this bill does

  • The VA must provide residential mental health and substance abuse services to veterans through community care if VA facilities can't accommodate them promptly.
  • This affects veterans who need mental health or addiction treatment and meet VA priority admission criteria.
  • The VA sets minimum standards for providers and must prioritize timely access over referrals to other programs unless the veteran requests it.

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    How should the VA balance the costs of expanding community care access against potentially longer wait times at VA facilities?

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    What standards should community providers meet to ensure veterans receive consistent quality mental health and substance abuse treatment?

  3. 03

    Which veterans would benefit most from community care options, and how might this change who gets treated where?

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Steve Daines

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Introduced 2025-05-22

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-05-22 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  2. 2025-05-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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