Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Equal Access Act”.
Veterans Equal Access Act
A BILL
To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs.
Sec. 2 Provision by Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers of recommendations and opinions regarding veteran participation in State marijuana programs
In general— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize physicians and other health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to—
provide recommendations and opinions to veterans who are residents of States with State marijuana programs regarding the participation of veterans in such State marijuana programs; and
complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.
State defined— In this section, the term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.