The bill amends the US Code, requiring the Secretary to provide boxing-based exercise classes to veterans diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease or similar movement disorders. The classes can be at a medical facility or reimbursed at a non-department facility, as long as the veteran is enrolled in the health care system, diagnosed with a covered movement disorder, and elects to participate. The coverage applies to medical services provided 180 days after the bill's enactment.
Boxing Therapy for Parkinson's Access Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish boxing-based exercise classes to veterans who (1) are enrolled in the VA health care system, (2) have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (or a similar movement disorder), and (3) elect to participate in such classes to treat the disease or disorder.
