US Congress House Bill 5007 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on June 26 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to annually determine, and publish in the Federal Register, the five occupations of health care providers for which there is the largest staffing shortage throughout the VA. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, based upon such determination, to recruit and appoint highly qualified health care providers to positions in those occupations. Requires the Secretary to submit biennial reports assessing the staffing of each VA medical facility, including: (1) information on wait times and workload levels, (2) a plan to fill staffing shortages, and (3) an analysis of succession planning. Directs the Secretary to implement a clinic management training program to provide in-person, standardized education on health care management to all managers of, and health care providers at, VA medical facilities, including training on how to: (1) manage the schedules of health care providers, (2) optimize the use of technology, (3) use data to meet the demand for health care, (4) use the VA appointment scheduling system, and (5) use physical plant space at VA facilities to ensure efficient flow and privacy for patients and staff.

Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act

Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Pete Gallego [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-06-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5007/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5007/BILLS-113hr5007ih.pdf