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S 1319 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Veterans' medical care

Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017

Introduced: June 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to furnish continuing medical education material to non-VA medical professionals, with the goal of: (1) increasing knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans, and (2) improving outreach to veterans and family members.

The program must include education on: (1) dealing with patients who are veterans or family members; (2) identifying and treating common mental and physical conditions of veterans and family members; and (3) the VA health care system.

The VA shall: (1) carry out such program for five years on a VA website at no cost to participating non-VA medical professionals, and (2) ensure that the program is accredited in as many states as practicable.

What's happening now June 8, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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