US Congress House Bill 3580 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a continuing medical education program for non-VA medical professionals, with the goal of: (1) increasing knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members, and (2) improving outreach to veterans and family members. The program must include education on: (1) dealing with patients who are veterans or family members; (2) identifying and treating common mental and physical conditions of veterans and family members; (3) programs and benefits available to veterans and family members through the VA, the Department of Labor, and other federal agencies and non-federal organizations; and (4) the VA health care system. The VA shall: (1) carry out such program for five years on a VA website at no cost to participating non-VA medical professionals, and (2) ensure that the program is accredited in as many states as practicable.

To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-09-18	House	Introduced in House

SB2049 (Same As) 2016-05-24 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3580/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3580/BILLS-114hr3580ih.pdf