House
Apr 4, 2005To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, and for other purposes.
Summary
Official
Veterans Medication Accessibility Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physician in the treatment of any illness or injury of such veteran. (Currently, other requirements must be met before such veterans will be furnished drugs and medicines on private practitioner prescriptions.)
Bill Progress
Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(2/9/05)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
GB
Mr. Butterfield
(D) NC – 1
Cosponsors (12)
Topics
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 4, 2005