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12/12/2007--Introduced.<br/>Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe standards for appointment and practice as a physician within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires: (1) applicants to provide certain information, including each lawsuit, civil action, or other claim against the individual for medical malpractice or negligence, and their results; (2) each appointee to disclose any judgments against the individual for medical malpractice or negligence and any payments made; and (3) physicians already employed within the VHA to disclose such information. Prohibits a new appointment without: (1) approval of the regional director of the Veterans Integrated Services Network (Network) in which the individual will serve; (2) board certification in the specialties in which the individual will practice; and (3) a license to practice medicine in that state. Requires: (1) the VHA's Under Secretary of Health to designate a National Quality Assurance Officer for the VHA quality assurance program; (2) each Network regional director to appoint a quality assurance officer; and (3) the director of each VHA medical facility to appoint a quality assurance officer. Directs the Secretary to review VA policies for maintaining health care quality and patient safety at VA medical facilities. Requires the Secretary, in order to recruit and retain VHA physicians in hard-to-fill positions, to: (1) repay certain educational loans for individuals who agree to serve for at least three years as a VHA physician; (2) reimburse tuition for medical students who agree to serve as a VHA physician after such education; and (3) enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program an individual who agrees to serve as a VHA physician for at least five days per month. Encourages the Secretary to undertake additional incentives to encourage individuals to serve or practice as VHA physicians.<br/>

1197608400 2007-12-14 Fri Nov 07 03:24:25 -0600 2008 introduced 47769 'act':6 'care':3 'health':2 'improv':5 'qualiti':4 'veteran':1 56773 false short introduced 47769 '38':4 'care':13 'code':7 'fill':35 'hard':33 'high':26 'serv':30 'titl':3 'unit':5 'amend':2 'facil':23,40 'medic':22,39 'posit':36 'state':6 'affair':21 'depart':18 'doctor':28 'improv':9 'provid':14 'purpos':44 'qualifi':27 'qualiti':11 'veteran':16,20 'encourag':25 'hard-to-fil':32 55339 false official action 47769 1197608400 Fri Dec 14 00:00:00 -0600 2007 143664 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. C000794 1949-09-25 2352 2408 Rayburn House Office Building http://costello.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml 12 202-225-0285 Jerry 'd':4 'il':5 '-12':6 'rep':1 'jerri':2,7,9 'costello':3,8,10 M 400082 Costello Jerry_F._Costello F. Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12] 1433 N00004956 6413 Democrat 202-225-5661 Roman Catholic IL Jerry Costello 3.85714285714286 http://www.house.gov/costello/ M001167 1940-07-18 2978 2434 Rayburn House Office Building http://mitchell.house.gov/contact/ 5 Harry 'd':4 '-5':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'harri':2,7,9 'mitchel':3,8,10 M 412187 Mitchell Harry_Mitchell E. Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5] 1295 N00028162 7369 Democrat 202-225-2190 AZ Harry Mitchell 4.0 http://mitchell.house.gov/ S000364 1958-02-21 2945 2452 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/shimkus/emailme.shtml 19 202-225-5880 John 'r':4 'il':5 '-19':6 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'shimkus':3,8,10 M 400373 Shimkus John_Shimkus M. Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19] 1286 N00004961 5864 Republican 202-225-5271 Lutheran IL John Shimkus 5.33333333333333 http://www.house.gov/shimkus/ W000413 1943-05-25 1045 2411 Rayburn House Office Building http://whitfield.house.gov/contact/index.shtml 1 202-225-3547 Edward 'r':4 '-1':6 'ed':9 'ky':5 'rep':1 'edward':2,7,10 'whitfield':3,8,11 M 400431 Whitfield Ed_Whitfield Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1] 257 Ed N00003467 5792 Republican 202-225-3115 Methodist KY Ed Edward Whitfield 6.66666666666667 http://www.house.gov/whitfield/ action 47769 1197608400 Fri Dec 14 00:00:00 -0600 2007 143664 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. introduced 47769 1197435600 Wed Dec 12 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139415 action 47769 1197435600 Wed Dec 12 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139416 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. action 47769 1197435600 Wed Dec 12 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139417 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs action 47769 1197435600 Wed Dec 12 00:00:00 -0600 2007 139418 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform