3.0.0 3580 2023-01-11T13:29:51Z 2023-01-11T13:29:51Z House HR 2015-09-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 135 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIBERI:H.R. 3580.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H6180]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-09-18T13:02:10Z A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes. 114 2049 S 2016-05-24 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-702. Identical bill CRS 2015-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 N S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2015-10-08 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2015-10-28 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2016-03-03 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2016-06-08 False B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2016-06-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-09-18 Introduced in House 2016-02-08T19:25:51Z This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a continuing medical education program for non-VA medical professionals, with the goal of: (1) increasing knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members, and (2) improving outreach to veterans and family members.

The program must include education on: (1) dealing with patients who are veterans or family members; (2) identifying and treating common mental and physical conditions of veterans and family members; (3) programs and benefits available to veterans and family members through the VA, the Department of Labor, and other federal agencies and non-federal organizations; and (4) the VA health care system.

The VA shall: (1) carry out such program for five years on a VA website at no cost to participating non-VA medical professionals, and (2) ensure that the program is accredited in as many states as practicable.

]]> To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes. Display Title To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3580ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3580ih.xml 2015-09-18 Referred to the House 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.