[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3516 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 717
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3516

   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a best-
   practices peer review of each medical center of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at 
                       each such medical center.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2016

Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                            December 8, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a best-
   practices peer review of each medical center of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at 
                       each such medical center.

    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 ``VA Best-Practices Peer Review Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. CONDUCT OF BEST-PRACTICES PEER REVIEW OF EACH MEDICAL CENTER OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide for 
the conduct by a nongovernmental hospital organization of a best-
practices peer review of each medical center of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at 
each such medical center.
    (b) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority for peer review 
conducted under subsection (a) to the medical centers of the Department 
with the longest wait times for an appointment or the worst health 
outcomes, as determined by the Secretary.
                                                       Calendar No. 717

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3516

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a best-
   practices peer review of each medical center of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs to evaluate the efficacy of health care delivered at 
                       each such medical center.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 8, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar