3.0.0 4006 2023-01-11T13:17:20Z 2023-01-11T13:17:20Z House H HR 2009-11-03 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2010-03-25T20:11:12Z Referred to 2009-11-06T21:32:18Z Referred to 2009-11-03T13:01:41Z Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 111 658 S 2009-04-22 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76. Related bill CRS 2010-03-25 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-11-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-11-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatments Computers and information technology Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Federal-Indian relations Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Minority health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-11-03 Introduced in House 2010-02-19T16:05:19Z Rural, American Indian Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assign an Indian Veterans Health Care Coordinator for each of the ten VA facilities that serve communities with the greatest per capita number of Indian veterans. Includes among Coordinator duties: (1) improving outreach to tribal communities; (2) coordinating the medical needs of Indian veterans on Indian reservations with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Indian Health Service (IHS); and (3) acting as an ombudsman for Indian veterans enrolled in the VHA health care system.

Directs the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of the Interior to ensure the electronic transfer of health records of Indian veterans between IHS and VA facilities.

Requires the VA Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report jointly to Congress on the advisability of the joint VHA-IHS establishment and operation of health clinics to serve populations of Indian reservations, including Indian veterans.

]]> Rural, American Indian Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 Display Title Rural, American Indian Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for Indian veterans health care coordinators, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Rural, American Indian Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4006ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4006ih.xml 2010-03-25 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.