[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 501 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 501

To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at 
medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2017

  Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Walberg) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at 
medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ``VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Reports From Directors of Medical Facilities of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
calendar quarter, each director of a medical facility of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a 
report regarding the following:
            (1) With respect to surgical infections--
                    (A) the number of patients who contracted an 
                infection as a result of a surgery performed at such 
                medical facility during the previous quarter; and
                    (B) a brief summary of each such case of infection.
            (2) With respect to cancelled or transferred surgeries--
                    (A) the number of surgeries scheduled to be 
                performed at the medical facility during the previous 
                quarter that were cancelled or transferred to another 
                medical facility;
                    (B) the reason each such surgery was cancelled or 
                transferred; and
                    (C) the number of additional days each such patient 
                had to wait for surgery because of cancellation or 
                transfer.
    (b) Reports From the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.--Not later than 
60 days after the end of each calendar quarter, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall--
            (1) submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
        House of Representatives and the Senate the reports under 
        subsection (a) and a summary of such reports; and
            (2) publish on the website of the Department the summary 
        under paragraph (1) and the reports under subsection (a).
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