[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3414 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3414

  To improve the certification and licensing of employees and medical 
    laboratories of the Department of Veterans Affairs that furnish 
       prosthetic and orthotic services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

 Mr. Stivers (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, and Mr. Takano) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To improve the certification and licensing of employees and medical 
    laboratories of the Department of Veterans Affairs that furnish 
       prosthetic and orthotic services, 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 Access to Orthotic and 
Prosthetic Care Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING OF EMPLOYEES AND 
              LABORATORIES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS THAT 
              FURNISH PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC SERVICES.

    (a) Certification and Licensing of Employees.--Beginning not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each prosthetist and 
orthotist of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and each employee of 
the Department that provides prosthetic or orthotic services (as 
determined by the Secretary), meets all current certification and 
licensing requirements applicable to such prosthetist, orthotist, or 
other employee, as the case may be, consistent with the provisions of 
section 427 enacted for the Medicare program in BIPA 2000.
    (b) Certification of Labs.--Beginning not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall ensure that each orthotic or prosthetic facility and 
laboratory of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides 
prosthetic and orthotic services is certified by one of the nationally 
recognized accrediting bodies, as provided for Medicare in section 427 
of BIPA 2000.
    (c) Inspector General Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
        annually thereafter for four years, the Inspector General of 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a 
        report on the compliance of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
        with the requirements under subsections (a) and (b).
            (2) Recommendations.--Each report submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall include such recommendations with respect to 
        improving the compliance of the Department with the 
        requirements under subsections (a) and (b) as the Inspector 
        General considers appropriate.
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