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This bill would change how the Department of Veterans Affairs handles care for veterans by allowing nurse registries to count under the Veterans Community Care Program. In simple terms, it would make it easier for veterans to use care providers arranged through nurse registries, as long as those registries follow state licensing rules. The bill also spells out what kinds of workers and services are covered, including nurses and home-based care workers who help with health care or everyday support.
- It tells the VA to recognize nurse registries as approved providers for the Veterans Community Care Program.
- It defines a nurse registry as a person or group that arranges work for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemakers.
- The definition covers workers who provide health care-related services or support services, including care given directly to patients or in support of health care facilities.
- To qualify, the nurse registry must meet any state licensing requirements that apply.
Official Summaries
Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
This bill includes any nurse registry as an eligible health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the bill, a nurse registry is a person who satisfies applicable state licensure requirements and procures, or attempts to procure, contracts or agreements on behalf of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemakers under which such individuals may furnish health care-related or assistive services and receive compensation.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1937 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1937
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the
Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the
Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Homecare Choice Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NURSE REGISTRIES FOR PURPOSES OF VETERANS
COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.
Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(6); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following
new paragraph:
``(5) Any nurse registry, including any registered nurse,
licensed practical nurse, certified nursing assistant, home
health aide, companion, or homemaker furnishing services
through a nurse registry.''; and
(2) in subsection (q), by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(3) The term `nurse registry' means a person that--
``(A) procures, or attempts to procure, contracts
or other agreements on behalf of registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses, certified nursing
assistants, home health aides, companions, or
homemakers, under which such individuals may provide
health care-related or assistive services (including
such services provided directly to patients or in
support of health care facilities) and receive
compensation for such services; and
``(B) satisfies any applicable State licensure
requirement.''.
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