VA Medical Center Recovery Act

Summary

Failing VA Medical Center Recovery Act This bill establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) an Office of Failing Medical Center Recovery, and (2) the position of Under Secretary for Failing Medical Center Recovery to head the Office. The Office shall carry out the managerial and day-to-day operational control of each VA failing medical center. The VA shall: publish in the Federal Register and on a publicly available VA website a compilation of key health metrics for each VA medical center; certify semiannually that each VA medical center ranked as "failing" is subject to managerial and day-to-day operational control by the Office; revoke the certification of a VA medical center as a failing medical center if it achieves a ranking of "satisfactory" or better for three consecutive fiscal quarters; submit to Congress a quarterly report on the Office, including actions taken by the Under Secretary regarding covered failing medical centers; and transfer each covered failing medical center from the direct control of the relevant Veterans Integrated Service Network to the direct control of the Under Secretary. The Inspector General of the VA shall prioritize investigations relating to covered failing medical centers, and the Office of Accountability Review shall prioritize investigations of whistle blower retaliation relating to such centers. Office employees shall be included in the VA education tuition reimbursement program.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 10 February 2016

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 10 February 2016

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 9 February 2016

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  Engrossed in House · EN · 9 February 2016

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 9 February 2016

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2015

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  Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2015

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• Introduced in House

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