Title VI: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers · Subtitle B: Mental Health Treatment Programs
The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a standardized process to determine which veterans qualify for priority or routine admission to certain residential mental health treatment programs. It sets criteria for priority admission based on clinical assessments, risk factors, treatment history, and other relevant factors, while also ensuring veterans are screened for traumatic brain injury. Placement decisions must consider the veteran’s preferences and aim to keep them close to their social support systems and geographic region.
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Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new items: