HR 4059
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care quality
Health personnel
Medical ethics
Veterans' medical care
Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2017
Introduced: October 12, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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To President
Became law
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2017
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.
"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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1