3.0.0 1578 2023-01-11T19:51:27Z 2023-01-11T19:51:27Z House H HR 2007-03-20 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-03T19:43:50Z Referred to 2007-03-20T14:30:05Z Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Patient Navigators Act 110 1577 HR 2007-04-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Patient Tracking Act 110 1579 HR 2007-04-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2007-04-03 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2007-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 N D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2007-03-20 True B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] Vern Buchanan R FL 13 2007-03-20 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2007-03-20 True Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Ambulatory care Armed forces reserves Case management Emergency Management Emergency medicine Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Health counseling Hospital care Inspectors general Military dependents Military hospitals Military medicine Military personnel National Guard Performance measurement Quality of care Standards War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-03-20 Introduced in House 2007-05-12T14:03:30Z Wounded Warriors Joint Health Care Performance Metrics and Transparency Act - Assigns the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs responsibility for establishing performance standards for each step of the medical holdover patient process. Defines "medical holdover patient" as a member of the Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or other reserve component, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or who is otherwise in medical hold or holdover status, for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to require each military medical installation to perform a quarterly inspection based on the performance standards established by this Act. Requires the Assistant Secretary to provide reports on such inspections to the Secretary, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, and other military officials.

Requires the Assistant Secretary to develop and enforce standards for: (1) security and medical personnel to perform daily rounds of each medical inpatient and outpatient facility, including a requirement for 24-hour access for patients with medical emergencies or needs; (2) responding to patient questions and scheduling medical appointments; and (3) in-processing and out-processing, counseling, and information for patients and family members.

Requires the Assistant Secretary to: (1) submit monthly reports to the Secretary and the Inspector General on military service performance in all categories of medical holdover patient care; and (2) meet semi-annually with the Secretaries of the military departments to address medical holdover program execution issues.

Requires the Inspector General to audit and review the medical holdover system and the performance standards developed by this Act.

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