,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #d1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,murray introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to furni% m$ically necess>y            
transportation = newborn *ildr5 ( c]ta9 
wom5 vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,newborn ,em]g5cy 
,treatm5t ,act4  #b4 ,au?ority =        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to furni% 
m$ically necess>y transportation =      
newborn *ildr5 ( c]ta9 wom5 vet]ans  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #aghf ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] be=e    
p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 by ins]t+ &        
transportation necess>y to receive su*  
s]vices aft] describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 
&  7ii7 by ins]t+ 1 except z provid$ 9  
subsection 7e71 aft] sev5 days2  7,b7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ or2  7,c7 9     
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end

 & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 ano!r     
location1 includ+ a heal? c>e facility1 
if ! vet]an deliv]s ! *ild be=e arriv+  
at a facility describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7  
or 7#b74  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by  
ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1
 includ+ necess>y heal? c>e s]vices     
provid$ by a facility o!r ?an ! facility
 :]e ! newborn *ild 0 deliv]$ 7includ+ a
 specialty p$iatric hospital7 t accepts 
transf] ( ! newborn *ild &              
responsibility = treatm5t ( ! newborn   
*ild2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new subsections3  7c7 ,transportation   
7#a7 ,transportation furni%$ "u         
subsection 7a7 to1 f1 or betwe5 c>e     
sett+s to meet ! ne$s ( a newborn *ild  
includes co/s = ei!r or bo? ! newborn   
*ild & p>5ts4  7#b7 ,transportation     
furni%$ "u subsection 7a7 includes      
transportation by ambulance1 includ+ air
 ambulance1 or o!r appropriate m$ically 
/aff$ modes ( transportation--  7,a7 to 
ano!r heal? c>e facility 7includ+ a     

specialty p$iatric hospital7 t accepts  
transf] ( ! newborn *ild or o!rwise     
provides po/-deliv]y c>e s]vices :5 !   
treat+ facility is n capable ( furni%+ !
 c>e or s]vices requir$2 or  7,b7 to a  
heal? c>e facility 9 a m$ical em]g5cy ( 
su* nature t a prud5t layp]son          
reasonably expects t delay 9 seek+      
imm$iate m$ical att5tion w\ld be haz>d\s
 to life or heal?4  7#c7 ,am\nts paid by
 ! ,dep>tm5t = transportation "u ?is    
section %all be d]iv$ f ! ,m$ical       
,s]vices appropriations acc\nt ( !      
,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,reimbursem5t or paym5t 
= heal? c>e s]vices or transportation   
7#a7 ,pursuant to regulations !         
,secret>y %all prescribe to e/abli%     
rates ( reimbursem5t & any limitations  
!reto "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all  
directly reimburse a cov]$ entity =     
heal? c>e s]vices or transportation     
s]vices provid$ "u ?is section1 unless !
 co/ ( ! s]vices or transportation is   
cov]$ by an e/abli%$ agreem5t or        
contract4 ,if su* an agreem5t or        

contract exi/s1 its negotiat$ paym5t    
t]ms %all apply4  7#b7 7,a7             
,reimbursem5t or paym5t by ! ,secret>y  
"u ?is section on behalf ( an individual
 to a cov]$ entity %all1 unless reject$ 
& refund$ by ! cov]$ entity )9 #cj days 
( receipt1 ext+ui% any liability on ! "p
 ( ! individual = ! heal? c>e s]vices or
 transportation cov]$ by su* paym5t4    
7,b7 ,nei!r ! abs5ce ( a contract or    
agreem5t betwe5 ! ,secret>y & a cov]$   
entity nor any provision ( a contract1  
agreem5t1 or assignm5t to ! contr>y %all
 op]ate to modify1 limit1 or negate !   
requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,9
 ?is subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ entity     
means any individual1 transportation    
c>ri]1 organization1 or o!r entity t    
furni%$ or paid = heal? c>e s]vices or  
transportation "u ?is section4  7e7     
,exception ,pursuant to su* regulations 
z ! ,secret>y %all prescribe to c>ry out
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may furni% m  
?an sev5 days ( heal? c>e s]vices       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 &            

transportation necess>y to receive su*  
s]vices1 to a newborn *ild bas$ on      
m$ical necessity if ! *ild is 9 ne$ (   
additional c>e1 includ+ a case 9 :i* !  
newborn *ild has be5 dis*>g$ or releas$ 
f a hospital & requires readmittance to 
ensure ! heal? & welf>e ( ! newborn     
*ild4  4  7b7 ,treatm5t ( c]ta9 debts   
already incurr$ ,pursuant to su*        
regulations z ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may
 waive a debt = or reimburse a vet]an   
bill$ = ! co/ ( transportation t 0      
furni%$ 9 ord] = a newborn *ild to      
receive heal? c>e s]vices "u section    
#aghf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4