HEC Timelines What Year
Year Congress mandates means testing.
What is 1986?
1996, this law required enrollment for certain Veterans and set VA Priority Groups for all enrolled Veterans.
What is Public Law 104-262 ?
Type of expenses allowed for moral obligation
What is Medical?
Income reported from employment
What is earned?
Veterans verified and remains in same priority group
What is PG-5 Veterans?
Year Congress passes the Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act.
What is 1996?
Dictates the VA may provide hospital to Veterans for non-service connected disabilities, if their total gross household income is below the means test thresholds established by Congress.
What is Public Law 99-272?
Expenses permitted to be paid before services required
What is Pre-paid burial/funeral?
Income reported other than employment
What is unearned?
Veteran not subject to IV process
What is exempt?
Year Congress authorizes VA to verify Veterans financial information with IRS/SSA.
What is 1990?
Required notification to Veteran that their financial information assessments provided to VA is subject to verification with IRS/SSA
What is Public Law 101-508?
This expense is permitted only for Veteran
What is Educational?
IRS reports this type of income
What is unearned income?
Status changed to copay required
What is PG-7 or PG-8?
Year VHA Income Verification Implemented
What is 1994?
Authorized 80 percent reduction in inpatient (hospitalization) copayments for Priority Group 7 Veterans
What is Public Law 107-135?
Expenses permitted/allowed must be paid out of pocket and be .....
What is non-reimbursed?
Social Security Administration reports this type of income
What is earned income?
Veterans no longer allowed to receive VA health care
What is Rejected?
Year Income Verification Match Center established, later was renamed The Health Eligibility Center.
What is 1992?
Entitled the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, gave VA the authority to utilize IRS/SSA income records to verify PG-5 NSC Veterans' self-reported TGHHI.
What is Public 101-508?
Before medical expenses can be considered there is a
What is deductible?
IVD verifies these PG-5 Veterans
What is NSC and 0% noncompensable SC Veterans?
VA renewal form/application (MT) to update new income information, demographics, etc.
What is VA Form 10-10EZR?