#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#ahge  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 to provide a     
deadline of #ahj days for the filing of 
claims for payment for emergency        
treatment furnished to veterans1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,veterans'    
,emergency ,care ,claims ,parity ,act4  
#b4 ,claims for payment from ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs for emergency    
treatment furnished to veterans  7a7    
,treatment for non-,service-,connected  
disabilities  7#a7 ,in general ,section 
#agbe of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by             
redesignating subsection 7f7 as         
subsection 7h72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following new  
subsections 7f7 and 7g73  7f7 ,submittal
 of claims for direct payment ,an       
individual or entity seeking payment    
under subsection 7a77#b7 for treatment  
provided to a veteran in lieu of        
reimbursement to the veteran shall      

submit a claim for such payment not     
later than #ahj days after the latest   
date on which such treatment was        
provided4  7g7 ,hold harmless ,no       
veteran described in subsection 7b7 may 
be held liable for payment for emergency
 treatment described in such subsection 
if-- 7#a7 a claim for direct payment was
 submitted by an individual or entity   
under subsection 7f72 and  7#b7 such    
claim was submitted after the deadline  
established by such subsection due to-- 
7,a7 an administrative error made by the
 individual or entity1 such as          
submission of the claim to the wrong    
,federal agency1 under the wrong        
reimbursement authority 7such as section
 #agbh of this title71 or submission of 
the claim after the deadline2 or  7,b7  
an administrative error made by the     
,department1 such as misplacement of a  
paper claim or deletion of an electronic
 claim4  4  7b7 ,treatment for and in   
connection with service-,connected      
disabilities ,section #agbh of such     

title is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating
 subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d72 and  
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7b7  
the following new subsection 7c73  7c7  
,no veteran described in subsection 7a7 
may be held liable for payment for      
emergency treatment described in such   
subsection if-- 7#a7 a claim for direct 
payment was submitted by an individual  
or entity under subsection 7b77#b72 and 
7#b7 such claim was submitted after a   
deadline established by the ,secretary  
for purposes of this section due to--   
7,a7 an administrative error made by the
 individual or entity1 such as          
submission of the claim to the wrong    
,federal agency or submission of the    
claim after the deadline2 or  7,b7 an   
administrative error made by the        
,department1 such as misplacement of a  
paper claim or deletion of an electronic
 claim4  4  7c7 ,conforming amendments  
,such title is amended-- 7#a7 in section
 #agje;,a7d71 by striking section       
#agbe7;f7 and inserting section         

#agbe7;h72  7#b7 in section             
#agbe7;b77#c77;,b71 by striking         
subsection 7f77#b77;,b7 or 7f77#b77;,c7 
and inserting subsection 7h77#b77;,b7 or
 7h77#b77;,c72  7#c7 in section         
#agbh7;d71 as redesignated by subsection
 7b77#d71 by striking section           
#agbe7;f77#a7 and inserting section     
#agbe7;h77#a72  7#d7 in section         
#agha7;a77#d71 by striking section      
#agbe7;f7 and inserting section         
#agbe7;h72 and  7#e7 in section         
#aghg7;b77#c71 by striking section      
#agbe7;f7 and inserting section         
#agbe7;h74  #c4 ,publication of         
clarifying information for              
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
providers  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
publish on one or more publicly         
available internet websites of the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1      
including the main internet website     
regarding emergency care authorization  
for non-,department providers1 the      

following information3 7#a7 ,a summary  
table or similar resource that provides 
a list of all authorities of the        
,department to authorize emergency care 
from non-,department providers and1 for 
each such authority1 the corresponding  
deadline for submission of claims4  7#b7
 ,an illustrated summary of steps1 such 
as a process map1 with a checklist for  
the submission of clean claims that     
non-,department providers can follow to 
assure compliance with the claims-filing
 process of the ,department4  7#c7      
,contact information for the appropriate
 office or service line of the          
,department to address process questions
 from non-,department providers4  7b7   
,periodic review ,not less frequently   
than once every #ahj days1 the          
,secretary shall review the information 
published under subsection 7a7 to ensure
 that such information is current4  7c7 
,clean claims defined ,in this section1 
the term clean claims means clean       
electronic claims and clean paper claims

 7as those terms are defined in section 
#agjc;,d7i7 of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code74  ,passed the ,senate    
,april #g1 #bjbb4,secretary