,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjac,mr4 ,brown introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish in the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs a continuing medical 
education program for licensed medical  
professionals to increase knowledge and 
recognition of medical conditions common
 to veterans and family members of      
veterans1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
continuing medical professional         
education program  7a7 ,establishment of
 continuing medical education program   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs shall establish a    
continuing medical education program for
 medical professionals with the goal    
of-- 7,a7 increasing knowledge and      
recognition of medical conditions common
 to veterans and family members of      

veterans2 and  7,b7 improving outreach  
to veterans and family members of       
veterans4  7#b7 ,education provided ,the
 program shall include education on the 
following3 7,a7 ,dealing with patients  
who are veterans or family members of   
veterans4  7,b7 ,identifying and        
treating common mental and physical     
conditions of veterans and family       
members of veterans4  7,c7 ,programs and
 benefits available to veterans and     
family members of veterans through the  
following organizations3 7i7 ,the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7ii7
 ,the ,department of ,labor4  7iii7     
,such other ,federal agencies and       
non-,federal organizations as the       
,secretary considers appropriate4  7,d7 
,the health care system of the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7,e7
 ,such other matters as the ,secretary  
considers appropriate4  7b7 ,duration of
 program ,the program shall be carried  
out during the five-year period         
beginning on the date of the enactment  

of this ,act4  7c7 ,administration of   
program  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall carry out the program  
on an ,internet website of the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7
 ,curriculum and credit provided ,the   
,secretary shall determine the          
curriculum of the program and the number
 of hours of credit to provide to       
participating medical professionals for 
continuing medical education4  7#c7     
,accreditation ,the ,secretary shall    
ensure that the program is accredited in
 as many ,states as practicable4  7#d7  
,consistency with existing rules ,the   
,secretary shall ensure that the program
 is consistent with the rules and       
regulations of the following3 7,a7 ,the 
medical licensing agency of each ,state 
in which the program is accredited4     
7,b7 ,such medical credentialing        
organizations as the ,secretary         
considers appropriate4  7#e7 ,user cost 
,the ,secretary shall carry out the     
program at no cost to participating     

medical professionals4  7d7 ,medical    
professional defined ,in this section1  
the term medical professional means any 
of the following individuals who are    
licensed by an appropriate medical      
authority in the ,united ,states and in 
good standing3 7#a7 ,a doctor4  7#b7 ,a 
nurse4  7#c7 ,a physician assistant4    
7#d7 ,a psychologist4  7#e7 ,a          
psychiatrist4  7#f7 ,such other         
individuals as the ,secretary considers 
appropriate4