US Congress House Bill 3508 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-27 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the appointment of hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires an eligible person to: (1) hold an associate's degree in hearing instrument sciences or its equivalent from a college or university approved by the VA Secretary or have successfully completed an approved hearing aid specialist apprenticeship program, and (2) be licensed as a hearing aid specialist or its equivalent in a state. Requires the Secretary to: (1) submit an annual report on timely access to hearing health services and on contracting policies with respect to providing hearing health services in non-VA facilities, and (2) update and reissue the VHA handbook entitled "VHA Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Services" to reflect the requirements of this Act.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]	Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-27	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2013-11-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-11-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB2311 (Related) 2014-05-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3508/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3508/BILLS-113hr3508ih.pdf