(U.S. Senate) – The United States senate has recently introduced a bipartisan legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) emergency response.
The Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2023 would improve VA’s response to natural disasters, pandemics, and other emergencies to ensure continuity of VA medical care for veterans, and that the Department is better prepared to activate their Fourth Mission authority, VA’s role in improving the nation’s response to emergencies.
This act would require VA to implement fully operational emergency communications systems throughout VA medical facilities, and improve VA’s emergency cache program—stored reserves at VA medical facilities containing drugs and medical supplies to be used during an emergency.
