H.R. 5399 · 114th Congress
Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016
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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 114th Congress ended.
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- House Introduced Jun 7, 2016
- House Passed Dec 6, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Dec 6, 2016
(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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016
Latest action (Dec 7, 2016): Received in the Senate.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 7, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jun 7, 2016
- House Passed Dec 6, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.