HR 3023 United States House · 118th Congress

TREAT PTSD Act

The TREAT PTSD Act (HR 3023) requires the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to make a nerve block procedure available as a treatment option for veterans and active-duty military members with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have chosen to receive it after being informed of risks and benefits. It mandates that the VA and Defense update their joint clinical guidelines for PTSD treatment within 180 days to include this procedure. The bill applies to veterans enrolled in VA care and service members enrolled in TRICARE who have a PTSD diagnosis and consent to the treatment. The policy changes take effect 180 days after the bill becomes law.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Apr 2023

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Introduced Apr 28, 2023 Last action May 18, 2023

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May 18, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Apr 28, 2023

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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Apr 28, 2023

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1 primary · 20 co-sponsors