Improving Oversight of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2021

2021-09-10

Introduced in House

Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report on women veterans' access to gender-specific services under arrangements entered into by the VA with non-VA medical providers for the provision of hospital care or medical services.

The bill also requires the VA to establish a policy under which (1) the environment of care standards and inspections at VA medical centers include specified elements, and (2) no medical center is eligible for a five-star rating unless it meets the environment of care standards.

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