What is the official ID of this bill?
The official print number for this legislation is S 216.
Enhanced Support for Caregivers of Veterans with Mental and Neurological Disorders.
This law expands the VA Family Caregiver Program to explicitly cover veterans needing care due to mental health conditions, including suicide risk, and neurological disorders. It mandates specialized assessments involving mental health professionals and neurologists to ensure fair eligibility decisions. Crucially, it authorizes significant funding for grants aimed at providing essential mental health support and counseling directly to the family caregivers themselves.
Key points
Veterans with mental health issues (including suicide risk) and neurological disorders are explicitly included in the comprehensive VA caregiver support program.
Eligibility assessments must now involve specialized professionals (neurologists, mental health experts) and consider relevant medical records from outside the VA system.
Caregivers of veterans with chronic, degenerative conditions may be granted waivers from mandatory, frequent eligibility reassessments.
$50 million annually (2023-2025) is authorized for grants to organizations providing mental health counseling and support to veteran caregivers.
Status:
Expired
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