House Bill 6066
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the productivity of the management of Department of Veterans Affairs health care, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 8, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6066
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to:
- track VA provider workloads considering the time, mental effort and judgment, technical skill, physical effort, and stress involved in delivering a procedure;
- require VA providers to attend training on clinical procedure coding; and
- establish standardized performance standards for each VA facility in order to evaluate clinical productivity at the provider and facility levels.
11/16/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 807.
11/16/2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-1034.
07/12/2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/12/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
06/27/2018
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
06/27/2018
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
06/13/2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
06/13/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
06/08/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
06/08/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:41:04 PM