HR 4880 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cancer Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health care quality Health information and medical records Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care

Veterans’ Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

Introduced: July 30, 2021 Introduced by: Dunn, Neal P. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Sep 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jul 30, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jul 30, 2021

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish in its National Surgery Office an interdisciplinary clinical pathway for all stages of prostate cancer. Clinical pathways are health care management tools designed around research and evidence-based practices that provide direction for the care and treatment of a specific condition. The clinical pathway must include specified elements, such as a diagnosis pathway and a treatment pathway.

The VA must consult with and incorporate feedback from (1) veterans who have received prostate cancer care at its medical facilities, and (2) experts in multidisciplinary cancer care and clinical research.

Additionally, the VA must publish the clinical pathway on a public VA website and annually update the pathway as needed based on medical literature and evidence-based guidelines.

The bill also requires the VA to submit a plan to establish a prostate cancer program using the comprehensive prostate cancer clinical pathway.

What's happening now September 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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