HR 3508 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health personnel Hearing, speech, and vision care Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2013 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 27, 2014

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Nov 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Nov 15, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Nov 15, 2013

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the appointment of hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires an eligible person to: (1) hold an associate's degree in hearing instrument sciences or its equivalent from a college or university approved by the VA Secretary or have successfully completed an approved hearing aid specialist apprenticeship program, and (2) be licensed as a hearing aid specialist or its equivalent in a state.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit an annual report on timely access to hearing health services and on contracting policies with respect to providing hearing health services in non-VA facilities, and (2) update and reissue the VHA handbook entitled "VHA Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Services" to reflect the requirements of this Act.

What's happening now March 27, 2014

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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