US Congress House Bill 1930 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2011 - Includes within authorized preventive health services available to veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) immunizations against infectious diseases, including each immunization on the recommended adult immunization schedule established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Requires the inclusion, in an annual report from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on VA preventive health services, of programs conducted to ensure that veterans have received each immunization on such immunization schedule at the appropriate time. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement quality measures and metrics to ensure that veterans receiving VA medical services receive each immunization at the time indicated on the schedule. Requires statistics related to such quality measures and metrics to be included in the annual report described above. Provides deadlines for the establishment and implementation of the measures and metrics.

Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2011

Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]

Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-06-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-05-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2011-05-13	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E896)

SB1799 (Related) 2012-06-27 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1930/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1930/BILLS-112hr1930ih.pdf