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HR 5399 114th Congress House

Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016

Official title: 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 au… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: June 7, 2016 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans AffairsHealth care qualityHealth personnelMedical ethicsVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Dec 6, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 6, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7241)
Dec 6, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7241)
Dec 6, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5399.
Dec 6, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7241-7242)
Dec 6, 2016
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 14, 2016
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-815.
Nov 14, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 639.
Sep 21, 2016
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 21, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 13, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 7, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 7, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2016

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5399: Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5399/
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"H.R. 5399: Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5399/.
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H.R. 5399, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5399/.
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