Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ at least one Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) or another qualified provider to conduct sexual assault forensic examinations at each VA hospital and urgent care facility. After such an exam, the VA provider must verbally refer the patient to VA mental health services, or to such services via a Veterans Care Agreement if wait times exceed 30 days.
Liberals emphasize survivor care and trauma-informed standards
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill plainly establishes a substantive statutory requirement directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure sexual assault nurse examiners (or qualified alternatives) at each VA hospital and urgent care facility and to refer examined individuals to mental health services with a defined 30-day referral contingency.
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ at least one Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) or another qualified provider to conduct sexual assault forensic examinations at each VA hospital and urgent care facility.
After such an exam, the VA provider must verbally refer the patient to VA mental health services, or to such services via a Veterans Care Agreement if wait times exceed 30 days.
The Secretary must ensure these duties do not reduce other patient care responsibilities.
Technocratic, veterans-focused, and limited in scope; main risks are funding needs and procedural delays, not core controversy over policy.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill plainly establishes a substantive statutory requirement directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure sexual assault nurse examiners (or qualified alternatives) at each VA hospital and urgent care facility and to refer examined individuals to mental health services with a defined 30-day referral contingency. It integrates a few specific mechanisms and statutory references but omits key implementation, fiscal, and accountability detail.
Liberals emphasize survivor care and trauma-informed standards
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Liberals emphasize survivor care and trauma-informed standards
Likely supportive as a targeted improvement to survivors' care and trauma-informed response within VA facilities.
Sees mental health referral and on-site SANE capacity as critical gaps for veteran survivors.
Generally favorable to the narrow, victim-focused aim but cautious about implementation details, costs, and operational impacts.
Wants measurable timelines and accountability to ensure effective rollout.
Sympathetic to supporting veterans who are survivors, but concerned about a federal staffing mandate, added costs, and potential operational strains on VA hospitals.
Prefers flexible, less prescriptive options.
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Technocratic, veterans-focused, and limited in scope; main risks are funding needs and procedural delays, not core controversy over policy.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize survivor care and trauma-informed standards
Technocratic, veterans-focused, and limited in scope; main risks are funding needs and procedural delays, not core controversy over policy.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill plainly establishes a substantive statutory requirement directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure sexual assault nurse examiners (or qualified alternative…
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