Never Fight Alone Act

This bill would let veterans get residential mental health or substance-use treatment from community providers through the VA's Veterans Community Care Program when the VA cannot admit them to its own residential treatment programs in a timely way. Community programs used for this care would have to be state-licensed and accredited, though the VA could waive these standards case by case. The bill would bar the VA from denying community care solely because community providers cannot meet wait-time or access standards, and would let veterans choose among available care options. It would also add new data to the VA's yearly community care review and require Congress to pass a joint resolution before most changes to community care access standards take effect.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Jimmy Patronis Republican sponsor
• 15 cosponsors