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U.S. House of
Representatives Passes Bill to Provide Chiropractic to
U.S. Military Veterans
This legislative initiative was the product of many
years of discussion, negotiations and education and came
only after numerous attempts by the chiropractic
profession and the Congress to persuade the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to develop and
implement a meaningful chiropractic program on their
own. The bill now moves to the U.S. Senate for
consideration and action. Some of the highlights of the
bill include:
The establishment of on-going, regular chiropractic care
as a routine benefit at all DVA facilities.
The establishment of a chiropractic oversight committee
to assist in the rapid implementation of full
chiropractic availability within the DVA.
A mandatory schedule for deploying in-facility doctors
of chiropractic at all DVA medical centers, adding
on-site practitioners at 30 sites per year until all
locations have in-facility coverage. The first 30 sites
are to be identified within sixty days of final passage
of the bill.
The securing of “primary care provider status” for DCs
so that all eligible veterans can have direct access to
chiropractic care without the need for a referral from a
medical doctor.
The appointment of a senior doctor of chiropractic to
serve as a Director of Chiropractic Services within the
DVA. This key individual would be directly responsible
to the Secretary for Veterans Affairs and thus able to
by-pass a historically hostile and obstructionist
medical bureaucracy.
The establishment of an effective program of training
and education to inform and orient other providers and
beneficiaries as to the important role and availability
of chiropractic services within the DVA. |
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