SERVE Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced
Summary
Mandatory joint DoD–VA action plans to share medical resources and expand access for enrolled veterans. The bill creates a structured, time-bound program for Defense and Veterans Affairs facilities to co-locate care, share staff and records, and use excess DoD capacity to serve enrolled veterans.
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- Veterans: Enrolled veterans gain increased access to care at DoD medical facilities identified as having excess capacity, plus a secure, confidential system to report care concerns with anti-retaliation protections and options to suspend referrals during investigations.
- Providers and facilities: DoD and VA clinicians can be cross-credentialed and privileged to treat veterans across systems, with expedited base access, a designated facility coordinator, and goals to boost case volume and clinical complexity for medical education programs.
- Oversight and transparency: Plans must set performance goals, collect data, and quarterly-review complaints and safety incidents. DoD and VA must brief relevant congressional committees within a year on implementation, patient counts, cross-credentialing, reimbursements, IT integration barriers, and the program sunsets on Sept. 30, 2028.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
More coordinated care for veterans
If enacted, the bill would require DoD and VA to make action plans at qualifying military and VA medical facilities to expand care for veterans enrolled in VA's patient enrollment system. Plans would include cross-credentialing, expedited installation access for VA staff and enrolled veterans, a named facility coordinator, IT and billing integration, and regular performance monitoring. The plans would also create a secure, confidential complaint process that transmits complaints to both Departments and refers alleged abuse or misconduct by DoD staff to both Inspectors General. DoD and VA would post a public list of sharing agreements and use the bill's definitions for covered facilities and enrolled veterans. Agencies would submit completed plans to Congress within 30 days and brief committees within one year. The rules would start upon enactment and end on September 30, 2028.
Program ends September 30, 2028
If enacted, this section would expire on September 30, 2028. After that date, the required DoD–VA action plans, oversight, complaint rules, reporting, and definitions created by this section would end. The rules would start upon enactment and run until that sunset date.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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