Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 29, 2017)
Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop a plan for working with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in prosthetics and orthotics in order to improve and enhance the availability of high quality prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans; and (2) provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed VA health care professionals as is consistent with the education, training, and certification of such professionals without regard to any limitation that would otherwise be imposed on the health care practice of such professionals by a state licensing or credentialing body.
The Department of Defense (DOD) must transfer to the VA upon request the credentialing data of a DOD health care provider who is hired by the VA.
What just happenedApr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 29, 2017
- Apr 12, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - Mar 29, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 29, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - Mar 29, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 29, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 29, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House