3.0.0 3330 2023-01-11T13:20:00Z 2023-01-11T13:20:00Z Senate S S 2010-05-07 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2010-05-19T19:03:45Z Referred to 2010-05-07T16:29:41Z Veterans' Health and Radiation Safety Act 111 4062 HR 2010-05-27 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2010-05-19 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623. Committee 2010-05-07 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2010-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [D-PA] ARLEN SPECTER D PA 2010-05-07 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medical tests and diagnostic methods Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Radiation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-14T16:43:03Z Veterans' Health and Radiation Safety Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to to report annually to Congress on the low-volume (treating 100 patients or fewer) programs at each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Directs the Secretary to ensure that all employees at a VA hospital where radioactive isotopes are used in the administration of medical services receive appropriate training on what constitutes a medical event and when and to whom a medical event should be reported. Prohibits such isotopes from being used at a VA hospital where such training is not provided.

Requires the Secretary to carry out specified evaluations and peer reviews of all medical services provided under contract with a non-government entity.

]]> Veterans' Health and Radiation Safety Act of 2010 Display Title Veterans' Health and Radiation Safety Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the administration of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Health and Radiation Safety Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3330is/xml/BILLS-111s3330is.xml 2010-05-19 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623. 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.