3.0.0 4463 2023-01-11T13:15:39Z 2023-01-11T13:15:39Z House H HR 2007-12-12 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-12-14T15:06:39Z Referred to 2007-12-12T15:06:25Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-12-12T15:06:30Z Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act 110 2377 S 2007-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14625-14627) Identical bill CRS 2007-12-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-12-12 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2007-12-12 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-12 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-12-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 N M001167 Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] Harry Mitchell D AZ E. 5 2007-12-12 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2007-12-12 True W000413 Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] EDWARD WHITFIELD R KY 1 2007-12-12 True Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Department of Veterans Affairs Education Employee selection Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Health Higher education Law Licenses Medical education Medical malpractice Negligence Physicians Quality of care Recruiting of employees Scholarships Student loan funds Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-12-12 Introduced in House 2008-04-03T21:56:44Z Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe standards for appointment and practice as a physician within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires: (1) applicants to provide certain information, including each lawsuit, civil action, or other claim against the individual for medical malpractice or negligence, and their results; (2) each appointee to disclose any judgments against the individual for medical malpractice or negligence and any payments made; and (3) physicians already employed within the VHA to disclose such information. Prohibits a new appointment without: (1) approval of the regional director of the Veterans Integrated Services Network (Network) in which the individual will serve; (2) board certification in the specialties in which the individual will practice; and (3) a license to practice medicine in that state.

Requires: (1) the VHA's Under Secretary of Health to designate a National Quality Assurance Officer for the VHA quality assurance program; (2) each Network regional director to appoint a quality assurance officer; and (3) the director of each VHA medical facility to appoint a quality assurance officer.

Directs the Secretary to review VA policies for maintaining health care quality and patient safety at VA medical facilities.

Requires the Secretary, in order to recruit and retain VHA physicians in hard-to-fill positions, to: (1) repay certain educational loans for individuals who agree to serve for at least three years as a VHA physician; (2) reimburse tuition for medical students who agree to serve as a VHA physician after such education; and (3) enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program an individual who agrees to serve as a VHA physician for at least five days per month. Encourages the Secretary to undertake additional incentives to encourage individuals to serve or practice as VHA physicians.

]]> Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act Display Title Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2007-12-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4463ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4463ih.xml 2007-12-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.