3.0.0 2720 2022-12-31T05:35:48Z 2022-12-31T05:35:49Z Senate S 2021-09-13 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2021-12-15T21:17:33Z Hearings by 2021-10-20T19:14:15Z Referred to 2021-09-13T21:13:54Z Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act 117 4880 HR 2021-09-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2021-12-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2021-10-20 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2021-09-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-09-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2021-09-13 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-12-02 False B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-12-07 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2022-01-10 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2022-01-10 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2022-08-04 False 2022-02-04T16:06:00Z S. 2720, Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57815 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 15, 2021 Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health care quality Health information and medical records Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-09-13 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-21T10:17:12Z Veterans' Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish in its National Surgery Office an interdisciplinary clinical pathway for all stages of prostate cancer. Clinical pathways are health care management tools designed around research and evidence-based practices that provide direction for the care and treatment of a specific condition. The clinical pathway must include specified elements, such as a diagnosis pathway and a treatment pathway.

The VA must consult with and incorporate feedback from (1) veterans who have received prostate cancer care at its medical facilities, and (2) experts in multidisciplinary cancer care and clinical research.

Additionally, the VA must publish the clinical pathway on a public VA website and annually update the pathway as needed based on medical literature and evidence-based guidelines.

The bill also requires the VA to submit a plan to establish a prostate cancer program using the comprehensive prostate cancer clinical pathway.

]]> Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national clinical pathway for prostate cancer, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2720is/xml/BILLS-117s2720is.xml 2021-12-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment 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.