START Act of 2025

119 HR 1972 IH: Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1972 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Mrs. Miller-Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the period during which the referral of a veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to a non-Department provider, for care or services under the Community Care Program of such Department, remains valid. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025 or the START Act of 2025 . 2. Establishment of period during which a referral under the Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs remains valid Section 1703(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Ensuring that the period during which the referral of a covered veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to a non-Department provider, for care or services under this section, is valid, begins on the day that the covered veteran has the first appointment with such non-Department provider. .