[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 6366 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6366

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to establish not more than seven consolidated patient 
              accounting centers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2008

  Mr. Buyer (for himself, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
   Brown of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to establish not more than seven consolidated patient 
              accounting centers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Revenue Enhancement Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSOLIDATED PATIENT ACCOUNTING CENTERS.

    (a) Establishment of Centers.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1729A the following:
``Sec. 1729B. Consolidated patient accounting centers
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
enactment of the Veterans Revenue Enhancement Act of 2008, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish not more than seven 
consolidated patient accounting centers for conducting industry-modeled 
regionalized billing and collection activities of the Department.
    ``(b) Functions.--The centers shall carry out the following 
functions:
            ``(1) Reengineer and integrate all business processes of 
        the revenue cycle of the Department.
            ``(2) Standardize and coordinate all activities of the 
        Department related to the revenue cycle for all healthcare 
        services furnished to veterans for non-service connected 
        medical conditions.
            ``(3) Apply commercial-industry standards for measures of 
        access, timeliness, and performance metrics with respect to 
        revenue enhancement of the Department.
            ``(4) Apply other requirements with respect to such revenue 
        cycle improvement as the Secretary may specify.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1729A the following:

``1729B. Consolidated patient accounting centers.''.
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