The bill would let eligible people with a diagnosed mental health condition keep receiving care from their Department of Defense mental health provider while moving to Department of Veterans Affairs care. Eligible people must be enrolling in the VA patient enrollment system or already enrolled and still in transition, as determined by the VA. They would have the same priority as Armed Forces members at the military medical facility. If their provider leaves, they could choose another provider at that facility or a VA provider. If they move and cannot reasonably reach the facility, they would transition to a VA provider. The VA would ensure related medical records are added to the person's VA electronic medical record when they transition to VA care.
If you meet the bill's eligibility requirements, you could choose to continue treatment with your Defense Department provider during the transition to VA care. The bill also provides options if that provider leaves or you move.
The VA would reimburse the Defense Department for services covered by the bill if the VA would otherwise have provided them. No publicly available information about the amount of these expenses.
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