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Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 12/12/2007--Introduced.
Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe standards for appointment and practice as a physician within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires: />(1) applicants to provide certain information, including each lawsuit, civil action, or other claim against the individual for medical malpractice or negligence, and their results;
(2) each appointee to disclose any judgments against the individual for medical malpractice or negligence and any payments made; and
(3) physicians already employed within the VHA to disclose such information. Prohibits a new appointment without:
(1) approval of the regional director of the Veterans Integrated Services Network (Network) in which the individual will serve;
(2) board certification in the specialties in which the individual will practice; and
(3) a license to practice medicine in that state. Requires:
(1) the VHA's Under Secretary of Health to designate a National Quality Assurance Officer for the VHA quality assurance program;
(2) each Network regional director to appoint a quality assurance officer; and
(3) the director of each VHA medical facility to appoint a quality assurance officer. Directs the Secretary to review VA policies for maintaining health care quality and patient safety at VA medical facilities. Requires the Secretary, in order to recruit and retain VHA physicians in hard-to-fill positions, to:
(1) repay certain educational loans for individuals who agree to serve for at least three years as a VHA physician;
(2) reimburse tuition for medical students who agree to serve as a VHA physician after such education; and
(3) enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program an individual who agrees to serve as a VHA physician for at least five days per month. Encourages the Secretary to undertake additional incentives to encourage individuals to serve or practice as VHA physicians.
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Bill Status
| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| December 12, 2007 |
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Blog Coverage
June 12, 2008 Legislative Update - June 2008 by LTC (Ret.) Lee Kichen
HR 4463 "The Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act," would enforce and ensure higher uniformed professional standards as well as addressing recruitment and retention among health care professionals within VA. ...
June 07, 2008 VFW Washington Weekly - June 6, 2008
VFW supported the following bills: HR 4463 "The Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act," would enforce and ensure higher uniformed professional standards as well as addressing recruitment and retention among health care ...
Source: Pvt. John Lyskawa Post 7546
June 07, 2008 VFW Washington Weekly - June 6, 2008
VFW supported the following bills: HR 4463 "The Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act," would enforce and ensure higher uniformed professional standards as well as addressing recruitment and retention among health care ...
Source: VFW webcom Network
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