3.0.0 3813 2022-11-01T13:50:34Z 2022-11-01T13:50:34Z House HR 2019-07-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEADOWS:H.R. 3813.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall havethe Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts andExcises, to pay the Debts and provide for the commonDefenseand general Welfare of the United States'' and ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall have Power Tomake all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H6000]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-14T19:19:19Z hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-14T19:18:45Z Referred to 2019-07-17T14:04:25Z 2019-08-14 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2019-08-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-07-17 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 N R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2019-07-17 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2019-08-23 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2019-09-09 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-10-08 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2019-10-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Department of Veterans Affairs Government liability Health care quality Health information and medical records Health personnel Licensing and registrations Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-07-17 Introduced in House 2022-02-22T18:04:22Z Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act

This bill imposes civil liability under the federal tort claim law upon certain contractors hired by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for their negligence or malpractice in providing medical care to veterans. Such liability is waived if the VA provides a notice to affected individuals or their estates identifying the full names of the contractors involved and the nature of the health care they furnished, among other information. The VA must provide such notice within 30 days after the veteran or the veteran's estate files a claim.

The bill also requires the VA to revoke a contractor's authorization to provide health care at a VA facility if the contractor is a defendant in at least three separate negligence claims during a five-year period. This revocation requirement also applies to VA physicians and other health practitioners if claims against the physicians or providers resulted in a judgment against the United States or were compromised or settled.

]]> Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act Display Title Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that certain health care contractors of the Department of Veterans Affairs are subject to Federal tort claims laws, to improve the accountability of physicians of the Department, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3813ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3813ih.xml 2019-08-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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.