3.0.0 2661 2023-01-11T13:24:34Z 2023-01-11T13:24:34Z House H HR 2013-07-11 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCARTHY of California:H.R. 2661.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 12,13,18.[Page H4484]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2014-03-27T18:49:26Z Referred to 2013-08-02T20:57:05Z Referred to 2013-07-11T13:01:35Z 2014-03-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2013-08-02 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-07-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001165 Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] Kevin McCarthy R CA 23 N C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2013-07-11 True M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2013-07-11 True H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2013-07-11 True C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45] John Campbell R CA 45 2013-07-11 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2013-07-11 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2013-07-11 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2013-07-11 True C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2014-04-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-07-11 Introduced in House 2013-11-12T16:10:33Z Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a standardized policy to ensure that veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system are able to schedule: (1) primary care medical appointments within 7 days of the date requested, and (2) specialty care medical appointments within 14 days of the date requested.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such policy will provide reliable data regarding the length of time that veterans are waiting for such appointments, (2) issue detailed guidance to the directors of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks to ensure the consistent implementation of such policy, (3) ensure that only VA employees who have completed required training are allowed to schedule medical appointments, and (4) assess the resources of each Network every 180 days to determine the Network's ability to meet such scheduling requirements.

Requires the Secretary to direct each VA medical center to provide oversight of telephone access and implement the best practices outlined in the VA telephone systems improvement guide, including practices to ensure that: (1) calls are answered in a timely manner and patient messages will have a return call within 24 hours, and (2) a call center at each such center is properly staffed to meet the needs of the veteran population served.

Directs the Inspector General of the VA to submit an annual report on the Secretary's progress in implementing this Act.

]]> Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act Display Title Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a standardized scheduling policy for veterans enrolled in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act Introduced in House 2013-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2661ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2661ih.xml 2014-03-27 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.