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NEWSLETTER
A Publication for Members of the Disabled American Veterans Dept. of NY
July 2004

SELECTED VAMC OFFERS CHIROPRACTIC CARE

image of a chiropractor working with a patient Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi has announced that veterans can receive chiropractic care at 26 selected Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities beginning in the fall of 2004. The VA will hire or contract with doctors of chiropractic to provide the care.

In consultation with VA primary care providers, doctors of chiropractic will offer patient evaluations and chiropractic care for neuromusculoskeletal conditions. Locations where chiropractic care will be provided include:

  • Togus, ME
  • West Have and Newington, CT
  • Buffalo and Bronx, NY
  • Butler, PA
  • Martinsburg, WV
  • Columbia, SC
  • Augusta, GA
  • Tampa and Miami, FL
  • Mountain Home, TN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Danville, IL
  • Iron Mountian, MT
  • Kansas City, KS
  • Jackson, MS
  • San Antonio, TX
  • Temple and Dalla, TX
  • Alburquerque, NM
  • Fort Harrison, MT
  • Seattle, WA
  • Sacramento and Los Angeles, CA
  • Sioux Falls, SD
Eligible veterans in areas distant from these locations will also be able to receive chiropractic care through VA's outpatient fee-basis program after a referral by their primary care provider and prior authorization by the department.

The VA was authorized to offer chiropractic care and services under the provisions of section 204 of Public Law 107-135, The Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001.

Chiropractors seeking employment of to provide contract services to veterans should call the Human Resources office connected with any of the above mentioned facilities.

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