US SB221 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on December 23 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

The bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transmit specified information to the National Practitioner Data Bank and the applicable state licensing board when the VA brings a major adverse action against certain appointed VA medical employees. Specifically, the VA must transmit the employee's name and the description of and reason for the major adverse action. The VA may not enter into a settlement agreement regarding a claim by a VA employee under which it would be required to conceal a serious medical error or purge a negative record from an employee's personnel file. Such provision shall not apply to a negative record if the VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection and the Office of Special Counsel jointly certify that the negative record is not legitimate.

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Title

Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-01-14HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-12-23HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-12-23HouseReceived in the House.
2019-12-23SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-12-19SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2019-12-19SenateS.Amdt.1271 Amendment SA 1271 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2019-12-19SenateS.Amdt.1271 Amendment SA 1271 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Gardner. (consideration: CR S7229-7230; text: CR S7230) In the nature of a substitute.
2019-12-19SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7229-7230)
2019-12-19SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2019-05-22SenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2019-01-24SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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