3.0.0 246 2022-02-03T06:05:21Z 2022-02-03T06:05:21Z Senate S S 2009-01-14 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-01-14T22:25:36Z Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act 111 568 HR 2009-01-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2009-01-14 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-01-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S394) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Licensing and registrations Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-01-14 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-23T19:48:31Z 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 approval of the director of the Veterans Integrated Services Network (Network) in which the individual will serve. Directs the Secretary to encourage directors to hire physicians who are board-certified.

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.

Authorizes 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 in hard-to-fill positions.

]]> Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act Display Title Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate 2009-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s246is/xml/BILLS-111s246is.xml 2009-01-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.