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Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
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.
Summary
This bill amends the Veterans Community Care Program to recognize nurse registries as eligible providers for delivering home care services to veterans. The bill adds nurse registries to the list of entities that can furnish services under the program, including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, and homemakers. The bill defines a nurse registry as an entity that procures contracts for nursing professionals to provide health care or assistive services and satisfies applicable State licensure requirements. This change allows veterans to use nurse registry services as an option for home-based care under the Community Care Program. Nurse registries must meet state licensure standards to be eligible to participate in providing services under this program.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Brian J. Mast’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $236,075
- EDW C LEVY CO $13,200
- NOBLE PROPERTIES $7,600
- EXPEDITED TRAVEL $7,100
- BLUE OWL CAPITAL $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Brian J. Mast → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Mar 26, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2025
Mr. Mast (for himself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
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.”. <all>
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