VA Funding & plans during Govt shutdown

Note:  Raising Debt ceiling is not spending new money…it is for money that congress has already authorized to be spent

Contingency Plan in case of prolonged Shutdown…(and/or Debt Ceiling not raised)

http://www.va.gov/opa/docs/VA_Contingency_Plan_Document_20130927.pdf

http://www.va.gov/opa/docs/Field_Guide_20130927.pdf

All VA medical facilities

and clinics will remain

fully operational,

including:

1. Inpatient Care

2. Outpatient Care

3. Prescriptions

4. Surgeries

5. Dental Treatment

6. Extended Care

7. Mental Health Care

8. Nursing Home Care

9. Special Health Care Services

for Women Veterans

10. Vet Centers

• Claims processing and payments

in the compensation, pension,

education, and vocational

rehabilitation programs are

anticipated to continue through

late October. However, in the

event of a prolonged shutdown,

claims processing and payments

in these programs would be

suspended when available funding

is exhausted

NCA will process applications for

headstones, markers, medallions

• Insurance Processing

• Home Loan Processing

• NCA will notify VBA of death for

benefit actions

• VBA Call Centers will be operational

except for education

• Acquisitions Logistics Center will

accept and fill prosthetics supply

orders

• Office of Small and Disadvantaged

Small Businesses

• Veterans Crisis Line

VA call centers and hotlines will cease

to function, including:

1. VBA Education Call Center 1-888-442-4551

2. Inspector General Hotline suspended 1-800-488-8244

3. Consumer Affairs (consumeraffairs@va.gov; VA’s home page

“Contact Us” function and 202-461-7402 will be suspended)

4. Congressional Liaison Veterans queries suspended