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H.R. 501 — VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017 | PoliFocus

H.R. 501115th Congress

VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017

To require increased reporting regarding certain surgeries scheduled at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]

4 cosponsors

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017

This bill requires the director of each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility to report quarterly to the VA on:

the number of patients who contracted an infection as result of surgery at such medical facility, including a brief summary of each case; and
the number of, and reasons for, scheduled surgeries that were cancelled or transferred to another facility and the subsequent number of days that each patient had to wait for surgery.

The VA shall submit such reports and a summary of such reports to Congress and publish them on its website.

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Legislative Actions

2017-01-12
Introduced in House
2017-01-12
Introduced in House
2017-01-12
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-02-03
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-09-26
Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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