HR 4059 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-10-12· Sponsored by Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2017-10-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2017 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. "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.…

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Cosponsors (7)

1 Democrat6 Republicans