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S. 801, The Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009
- This bill has been mooted by the passage of another bill on the same subject or by other events. Check 'Related Bills' below to see if other bills on this subject have been passed into law. Mooted: 5/5/2010.
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S. 801 would amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department and to provide assistance to family caregivers.
Detailed Summary
Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive charges for care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in emergency cases to attendants accompanying veterans severely injured while on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, while such veterans are receiving VA care for such injuries.
Directs the Secretary, as part of authorized VA home health services for veterans, to furnish family caregiver assistance to family members of veterans in need of personal care services due to a serious injury incurred or aggravated during active duty. Requires the Secretary to: (1) evaluate the services needed by each veteran; (2) provide training and certification to the caregivers; (3) designate a primary personal care attendant for each eligible veteran; (4) provide ongoing family caregiver assistance to such family members; (5) provide respite care, in appropriate cases; (6) pay monthly caregiver stipends; (7) conduct oversight of the caregiver assistance program; (8) provide program outreach; and (9) report on program implementation and evaluation. Authorizes the provision of VA health care to primary personal care attendants.
Directs the Secretary to reimburse attendants for travel expenses, including lodging and subsistence, in connection with authorized VA treatment for veterans.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2009: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 167.
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Alice Williams
July 17, 2009, 1:36pm (report abuse)I am all for this bill since I am have been a caregiver to my husband since 2002. He was injured in Vietnam and then had a car accident. We have suffered financially ever since. I had to quit my job to take care of him. I lost my insurance. We struggle everyday to pay past due bills. He is 100% disabled but only receives $1,700 a month which doesn't cover anything. I definitely am for this bill to help these families. If the family can receive support then the Veteran will not end up homeless as many do and they will not feel so useless because in their way they are contributing to the family. CA1AC
Nancy0731
July 27, 2009, 3:56pm (report abuse)What law will this bill (S801) amend? I need the number of the law.
Thanks!
K.A.
September 8, 2009, 4:17pm (report abuse)This needs to be passed asap. Families need to be taken care of so they can take care of their loved ones.
Brian.saaristo
October 20, 2009, 11:54pm (report abuse)I hope this bill passes soon my wife quit her job to take care of me and our children,I was wounded in 2006 in Iraq IED causing the loss of both legs below the knees talk about a life change every day is a new challenge I really feel for my wife not only because the care she gives me but the children put all of this in a handfull. as I age I will need more assistance my wife is worth every penny they will pay her she makes my life worth living so what are you waiting for.thanks ret brian d saaristo
Victoria J West
November 11, 2009, 1:13am (report abuse)I, too, am the spouse of a VietNam veteran, 100% disabled. As we are learning, his condition is more the effects of traumatic brain injury than PTSD, and as he ages, he is less and less able to provide self-care and be able to make reasonable decisions in day to day life. He can no longer function on his own and needs someone available at all times.
That means I can't work because he can't be left unattended. It also means that as I approach retirement, I have nothing - my Social Security will be minimal because of all the lost work years, and when he is gone, so is his disability income. I will become entirely dependant on social services support in my old age because I kept a veteran from ending up in the streets.
Our veterans can't function without family caregivers, and family caregivers are being damaged without financial compensation for the role they play in after-injury responsibilities.
This bill needs to become law for all who fill that caretaker role.
curtis t. brobst,sr.p
April 6, 2010, 1:26am (report abuse)pase this bill to honor or vetsthat severed with pride and honor for our freedom.
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