US Congress House Bill 5399 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on December 7 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-12-07 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016

Rep. David Roe [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-07	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2016-12-06	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-12-06	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7241)
2016-12-06	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5399.
2016-12-06	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7241-7242)
2016-12-06	House	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-11-14	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 639.
2016-11-14	House	Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-815.
2016-09-21	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2016-09-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-06-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-06-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-06-07	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5399/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5399/BILLS-114hr5399ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5399/BILLS-114hr5399rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5399/BILLS-114hr5399eh.pdf