Service member community members; medical care facilities, health care equity.

Service member community members; medical care facilities; health care equity. Permits medical care facilities to screen each patient for information on their eligibility as a service member community member, as defined by the bill. The bill permits medical care facilities to identify service member community members as a vulnerable population and comply with the most recent health care equity standards published by The Joint Commission.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 8, 2026

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  Patients who are service member community members may be screened for their eligibility and identified as a vulnerable population by medical care facilities.

  “Permits medical care facilities to screen each patient for information on their eligibility as a service member community member, as defined by the bill.”· Permits medical care facilities to screen each patient for information on their eligibility as a service member community member, as defined by the bill.

  “The bill permits medical care facilities to identify service member community members as a vulnerable population”· The bill permits medical care facilities to identify service member community members as a vulnerable population