Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform Act

The Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform Act would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to create and maintain a formulary—a standardized list of prosthetic and rehabilitative items and services available to veterans. The VA would publish this list on its website, update it regularly, and communicate its contents to veterans. The bill would also require the VA to train its clinicians and staff on the formulary and establish a process allowing doctors to request items not on the list when medically necessary.

The legislation aims to improve how the VA manages prosthetic and rehabilitative services by creating consistency across VA facilities. The VA would monitor requests for non-formulary items to ensure they are being prescribed appropriately and to determine whether additional items should be added to the list. Veterans would have the ability to appeal decisions about whether they can receive specific items or services. The bill would allow the VA to use contracting to support the availability of formulary items and would adapt the VA's existing pharmacy management approach to prosthetics and rehabilitation services.