,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bicc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 #bjaf
 ,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4       
,moran1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit certain health care providers  
from providing non-,department health   
care services to veterans1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans ,acquiring
 ,community ,care ,expect ,safe         
,services ,act of #bjaf or the ,veterans
 ,,access ,act4  #b4 ,prevention of     
certain health care providers from      
providing non-,department health care   
services to veterans  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall deny or revoke the eligibility of 
a health care provider to provide       
non-,department health care services to 
veterans if the ,secretary determines   
that--  7#a7 the health care provider   

was removed from employment with the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs due to
 conduct that violated a policy of the  
,department2  7#b7 the health care      
provider violated the requirements of a 
medical license of the health care      
provider2  7#c7 the health care provider
 had a ,department certification        
revoked2 or  7#d7 the health care       
provider violated a law for which a term
 of imprisonment of more than one year  
may be imposed4  7b7 ,permissive action 
,the ,secretary may deny1 revoke1 or    
suspend the eligibility of a health care
 provider to provide non-,department    
health care services if the ,secretary  
has reasonable belief that such action  
is necessary to immediately protect the 
health1 safety1 or welfare of veterans  
and--  7#a7 the health care provider is 
under investigation by the medical board
 of a ,state in which the health care   
provider is licensed or practices2  7#b7
 the health care provider has entered   
into a settlement agreement for a       

disciplinary charge relating to the     
practice of medicine by the health care 
provider2 or  7#c7 the ,secretary       
otherwise determines that such action is
 appropriate under the circumstances4   
7c7 ,suspension ,the ,secretary shall   
suspend the eligibility of a health care
 provider to provide non-,department    
health care services to veterans if the 
health care provider is suspended from  
serving as a health care provider of the
 ,department4  7d7 ,non-,department     
health care services defined ,in this   
section1 the term non-,department health
 care services means-- 7#a7 services    
provided under subchapter ,i of chapter 
#ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 at non-,department facilities 7as      
defined in section #agja of such title72
  7#b7 services provided under section  
#aja of the ,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 
and ,accountability ,act of #bjad       
7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja note72  7#c7 services purchased   
through the ,medical ,community ,care   

account of the ,department2 or  7#d7    
services purchased with amounts         
deposited in the ,veterans ,choice ,fund
 under section #hjb of the ,veterans    
,access1 ,choice1 and ,accountability   
,act of #bjad4