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HR 4942 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Medical education Veterans' medical care

Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act

Introduced: June 23, 2014 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 23, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Underserved Veterans Access to Health Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish medical residency programs, or ensure a sufficient number of residency positions in medical residency programs, at VA medical facilities that the Secretary determines: (1) are experiencing a shortage of physicians, and (2) are located in communities that are designated as a health professional shortage area.

Requires the Secretary to determine the specialty of health care professionals that a location is experiencing a shortage of and allocate residency positions based on such determination.

Directs the Secretary, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, to establish not fewer than 2,000 graduate medical education residency positions, giving priority to VA medical facilities that: (1) do not have medical residency programs, and (2) are located in communities that have a high concentration of veterans.

What's happening now July 7, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4