3.0.0 4977 2023-01-11T13:31:37Z 2023-01-11T13:31:37Z House HR 2016-04-18 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 59 (Monday, April 18, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WALORSKI:H.R. 4977.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1802]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2016-04-29T14:44:51Z Markup by 2016-04-29T14:44:35Z Referred to 2016-04-18T14:42:39Z Referred to 2016-04-18T16:01:45Z VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act 114 3956 HR 2016-05-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2016-04-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2016-04-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-04-18 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-04-18 Introduced in House 2016-06-14T19:06:48Z VA Scheduling Accountability Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the director of each VA medical facility annually certifies to the VA that the facility is in full compliance with all provisions of law and regulations relating to scheduling appointments for veterans hospital care and medical services, including pursuant to Veterans Health Administration Directive 2010-027 (regarding scheduling of outpatient clinic appointments and ensuring staff competency). The VA may not waive any applicable provision of such laws or regulations.

If unable to make such certification, a director shall provide the VA with an explanation of noncompliance and a description of compliance actions being taken.

The VA shall ensure that its directives and policies apply uniformly to each VA office or facility.

]]> VA Scheduling Accountability Act Display Title VA Scheduling Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs complies with requirements relating to scheduling veterans for health care appointments, to improve the uniform application of directives of the Department, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Scheduling Accountability Act Introduced in House 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4977ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4977ih.xml 2016-04-29 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . 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.