,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bede  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjaf ,mrs4 ,shaheen introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
modify the requirements of the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
reimbursing health care providers under 
section #aja of the ,veterans ,access1  
,choice1 and ,accountability ,act of    
#bjad1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,veterans ,choice ,card ,prompt    
,payment ,act4  #b4 ,modification of    
prompt payment requirements for the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs under 
the ,choice ,program ,section           
#aja7;d77#b7 of the ,veterans ,access1  
,choice1 and ,accountability ,act of    
#bjad 7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,d7 ,prompt payment by  

,department  7i7 ,in general ,the       
receipt by the ,secretary of a request  
for reimbursement for care or services  
furnished by an entity to an eligible   
veteran under this section is sufficient
 to require the ,secretary to reimburse 
the entity for such care or services1   
even if such request for reimbursement  
does not include the medical records of 
the eligible veteran in connection with 
such care or services4  7ii7 ,period for
 payment ,for purposes of chapter #ci of
 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code       
7commonly referred to as the ,prompt    
,payment ,act71 the period during which 
the ,secretary is required to reimburse 
an entity for care or services furnished
 under this section shall begin on the  
date on which the ,secretary receives a 
request for reimbursement described in  
clause 7i71 even if such request does   
not include medical records4  7iii7     
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
subparagraph may be construed to        
eliminate the requirement of an entity  

seeking reimbursement for care or       
services furnished under this section to
 submit medical records to the          
,secretary in connection with such care 
or services4  4