HB 2792
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB 2792: veterans' benefits; claims; prohibition; notice
Sponsor: Representative Travers, LD 12
Committee on Military Affairs & Public Safety
Overview
Establishes rules for consultation on veterans' benefits matters, and instructs the Arizona
Department of Veterans Services (ADVS) to post free United States Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) services on its website homepage.
History
ADVS provides services to veterans through various means including: 1) the administration
of professional benefits counselors located throughout the state; 2) operating skilled-nursing
veterans' home facilities to provide short-term and long-term care; and 3) operating veterans'
memorial cemeteries (A.R.S. § 41-603).
Provisions
1. Prohibits a person from receiving compensation directly from an individual for advising
him about a veterans' benefits matter before ADVS or the VA, or referring him to another
person to prepare, present or prosecute a claim or advise him on the same. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires a person advising an individual about veterans' benefits matters to be accredited
by the VA. (Sec. 1)
3. Requires a person advising an individual to notify him of the free benefits claims filing
services offered by ADVS and the VA prior to consulting. (Sec. 1)
4. Instructs ADVS to post on a visible and prominent area of the home page of its website
all free services the VA offers to individuals who want to file benefits claims. (Sec. 1)
5. Stipulates that this Act does not prohibit a division of fees between attorneys that is
otherwise proper. (Sec. 1)
6. Defines veterans' benefits matter. (Sec. 1)
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