To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill the ethical duty to report to State licensing authorities impaired, incompetent, and unethical health care activities.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA physician is informed of the duty to report any covered activity committed by another physician that the physician witnesses or otherwise directly discovers to the applicable state licensing authority within five days.
Disciplinary Appeals Boards shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review any case of professional conduct or competence arising from a VA physician's failure to properly report such activity.
"Covered activity" means any activity occurring in a VA medical facility that consists of or causes the provision of impaired, incompetent, or unethical health care that requires direct reporting under the Code of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-815.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-815.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 639.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7241-7242)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5399.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7241)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7241)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
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