3.0.0 1250 2023-01-11T13:36:23Z 2023-01-11T13:36:23Z Senate S 2017-05-25 115 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Markup by 2018-04-11T18:30:00Z Hearings by 2017-06-13T18:30:34Z Referred to 2017-05-25T16:53:17Z Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018 115 5874 HR 2018-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 872. Related bill CRS Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 115 2662 HR 2017-06-21 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2018-04-11 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2017-06-13 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-89. Committee 2017-05-25 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2017-05-25 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2017-05-25 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2018-04-10 False 2018-08-01T20:00:12Z S. 1250, Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54323 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on April 11, 2018 Native Americans Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Employee hiring Employee performance Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal officials Federal-Indian relations Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Historical and cultural resources Housing supply and affordability Indian social and development programs Licensing and registrations Medical education Minority health Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Native Americans 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-06T20:57:38Z Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017

This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pay system for health care professionals employed by Indian Health Service (IHS) that is competitive with the salary of health care professionals employed by the Veterans Health Administration. HHS may establish incentives related to IHS employee recruitment and retention by providing relocation costs and rental assistance to employees under certain circumstances.

In addition, IHS must:

  • centralize its credentialing system for licensed health professionals seeking to provide health care services at its facilities,
  • establish standards to measure the timeliness of health care services in its facilities,
  • implement an annual mandatory program that provides cultural training for certain IHS employees and contractors, and
  • establish a demonstration project to provide additional staffing resources to understaffed IHS facilities.

Liability protections are given to certain health care professionals who volunteer at IHS facilities.

The bill expands the IHS student loan repayment program to include loan repayments for degrees related to health administration.

HHS may: (1) directly hire candidates to positions within IHS; and (2) remove, transfer, or demote certain IHS employees based on performance or misconduct.

HHS must establish a tribal consultation policy for IHS.

The bill establishes: (1) whistle blower protections for IHS employees, and (2) requirements concerning IHS fiscal accountability and transparency.

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Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 Display Title Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1250is/xml/BILLS-115s1250is.xml 2018-04-11 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 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.