US Congress House Bill 5342 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 30 days after a military health care provider requests privileges to provide hospital care or medical services in a VA medical facility, to approve such provider's credentials and grant such privileges, unless the Secretary can show cause for denying such privileges. Defines "military health care provider" as a member of the Armed Forces who is: (1) a health care provider; (2) serving on active duty in, or in the process of being separated from, the Armed Forces; and (3) privileged to work in a military treatment facility.

VA Credentialing and Privileging Improvement Act

Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-08-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-07-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5342/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5342/BILLS-113hr5342ih.pdf