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This bill, known as the "No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act," aims to improve mental health appointment scheduling for veterans by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take specific steps when a veteran cancels a mental health appointment. Under the bill, if a covered veteran (defined as a veteran enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system) cancels a mental health care appointment, the VA Secretary must proactively attempt to reschedule the appointment. This process involves contacting the veteran by telephone to reschedule, with the requirement to make at least two telephone attempts if the veteran does not reschedule during the first call. The goal of this legislation is to ensure that veterans do not miss out on critical mental health services by creating a more robust follow-up mechanism when appointments are initially cancelled, thereby reducing the potential for veterans to fall through the administrative cracks in the healthcare system.

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2229/all-info