3.0.0 5007 2023-01-11T13:26:11Z 2023-01-11T13:26:11Z House H HR 2014-06-26 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 5007.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution[Page H5819]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-18T18:54:49Z Referred to 2014-06-26T13:04:00Z 2014-07-18 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2014-07-11 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2014-07-15 False G000572 Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23] Pete Gallego D TX P. 23 2014-07-15 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2014-07-15 False E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2014-07-15 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2014-07-15 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2014-07-15 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 2014-07-23 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2014-07-25 False N000187 Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35] Gloria Negrete McLeod D CA 35 2014-07-25 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2014-07-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-06-26 Introduced in House 2014-10-07T18:44:30Z Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually determine, and publish in the Federal Register, the five occupations of health care providers for which there is the largest staffing shortage throughout the VA. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, based upon such determination, to recruit and appoint highly qualified health care providers to positions in those occupations.

Requires the Secretary to submit biennial reports assessing the staffing of each VA medical facility, including: (1) information on wait times and workload levels, (2) a plan to fill staffing shortages, and (3) an analysis of succession planning.

Directs the Secretary to implement a clinic management training program to provide in-person, standardized education on health care management to all managers of, and health care providers at, VA medical facilities, including training on how to: (1) manage the schedules of health care providers, (2) optimize the use of technology, (3) use data to meet the demand for health care, (4) use the VA appointment scheduling system, and (5) use physical plant space at VA facilities to ensure efficient flow and privacy for patients and staff.

]]> Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act Display Title Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act Official Title as Introduced To assess staffing shortages at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act Introduced in House 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5007ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5007ih.xml 2014-07-18 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.