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Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017

Introduced: June 26, 2018 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Became law
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 29, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop a plan for working with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in prosthetics and orthotics in order to improve and enhance the availability of high quality prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans; and (2) provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed VA health care professionals as is consistent with the education, training, and certification of such professionals without regard to any limitation that would otherwise be imposed on the health care practice of such professionals by a state licensing or credentialing body.

The Department of Defense (DOD) must transfer to the VA upon request the credentialing data of a DOD health care provider who is hired by the VA.

What's happening now April 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11 Republican 1
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Sep 13, 2018
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jun 26, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 5, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 8, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 24, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 20, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 18, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 18, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 18, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 12, 2017
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 3, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 14, 2017
Taylor, Scott
· Apr 14, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1783: Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1783/
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