,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ag1 #bjad ,mr4 
,b\/any 7= himself & ,mr4 ,roe (        
,t5nessee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to publi% 
in=mation on ! provision ( heal? c>e by 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,equaliz+ ,transp>5cy = 
,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,publication (      
in=mation on provision ( heal? c>e by   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,publication ( in=mation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & bi5nially        
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 %all publi% on an ,int]net database ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t is     
publically available in=mation on !     
provision ( heal? c>e by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,elem5ts  7,a7 
,m$ical facilities ,) respect to ea*    

m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+  
community bas$ outpati5t cl9ics1 ea*    
publication requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7    
%all include1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+3    
7i7 ,! measures reg>d+ inpati5t &       
outpati5t c>e made publically available 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human        
,s]vices pursuant to section            
#ahhf7;b77#c77;,b77viii77,,vii7 ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acieww7b77#c77;,b77viii77,,vii771      
includ+ ) respect to em]g5cy dep>tm5t   
?r\ghput measures1 hospital consum]     
assessm5t ( heal?-c>e provid]s & sy/ems1
 & ! national heal?c>e safety network4  
7ii7 ,p] ea* dis*>g$ pati5t ( su* a     
facility--  7,i7 ! av]age l5g? ( /ay2   
7,,ii7 ! opioid prescription rate2 &    
7,,iii7 ! suicide rate4  7iii7 ,! av]age
 numb] ( days a pati5t wait$ beg9n+ on !
 date on :i* an appo9tm5t or proc$ure 0 
reque/$ & end+ on ! date on :i* !       
appo9tm5t or proc$ure occurr$4  7,b7    
,nurs+ homes ,) respect to ea* nurs+    
home ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 

ea* publication requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7
 %all include1 at a m9imum1 any measures
 t ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human        
,s]vices makes publically available )   
respect to ,m$ic>e nurs+ homes4  7,c7   
,p]iod cov]$ ,! in=mation includ$       
pursuant to subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 9  
ea* publication requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7
 %all cov] ! p]iod t ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs det]m9es is equival5t 
to ! p]iod cov]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices 9 publi%+ simil>     
in=mation4  7#c7 ,p]sonal in=mation ,!  
,secret>y %all ensure t p]sonal         
in=mation connect$ to in=mation publi%$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 is protect$ f          
disclosure z requir$ by applicable law4 
7b7 ,validation ,! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% a process to validate !         
in=mation publi%$ "u subsection 7a74    
,su* process %all include ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,an audit ( a numb] ( r&omly       
select$ m$ical facilities t is suffici5t
 to ensure ! validity ( su* in=mation4  
7#b7 ,an opportunity = a m$ical facility

 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to appeal !   
validation ( su* in=mation4  7c7 ,annual
 report ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually    
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to     
,congress a report t includes--  7#a7 a 
li/+ ( ! facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t t rank
 )9 ! bottom qu>tile on ea* quality     
measure us$ by ! ,secret>y to det]m9e   
su* rank+s1 includ+1 z applicable1 !    
measures us$ 9 ! database "u subsection 
7a72 &  7#b7 a plan to improve ea* su*  
facility4  7d7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al report
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report sett+ =?             
recomm5dations = additional elem5ts to  
be includ$ ) ! in=mation publi%$ "u     
subsection 7a7 to improve ! evaluation &
 assessm5t ( ! safety & heal? (         
individuals receiv+ c>e "u ! laws       
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y & ! quality (   
c>e receiv$ by su* individuals4  7e7    
,toll-,free hotl9e on c>e provid$ ,n    

lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 
7#a7 e/abli% a toll-free telephone numb]
 = individuals to use to notify !       
,secret>y ( l[-quality c>e be+ provid$  
at a heal? c>e facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7#b7 ensure t     
pati5ts at su* a heal? c>e facility1 &  
c>egiv]s ( su* pati5ts1 are in=m$ ( su* 
telephone numb]4