,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bicc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #af1 #bjaf ,ms4   
,baldw9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,moran1 & ,mr4  
,tillis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit c]ta9 heal? c>e provid]s f     
provid+ non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices 
to vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,vet]ans ,acquir+ ,community ,c>e       
,expect ,safe ,s]vices ,act ( #bjaf or !
 ,vet]ans ,,access ,act4  #b4 ,prev5tion
 ( c]ta9 heal? c>e provid]s f provid+   
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices to      
vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs %all d5y or revoke !  
eligibility ( a heal? c>e provid] to    
provide non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices 
to vet]ans if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t--  
7#a7 ! heal? c>e provid] 0 remov$ f     
employm5t ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs due to conduct t violat$ a     
policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7#b7 ! heal? c>e 

provid] violat$ ! requirem5ts ( a m$ical
 lic5se ( ! heal? c>e provid]2  7#c7 !  
heal? c>e provid] _h a ,dep>tm5t        
c]tification revok$2 or  7#d7 ! heal?   
c>e provid] violat$ a law = :i* a t]m ( 
imprisonm5t ( m ?an "o ye> may be       
impos$4  7b7 ,p]missive action ,!       
,secret>y may d5y1 revoke1 or susp5d !  
eligibility ( a heal? c>e provid] to    
provide non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices 
if ! ,secret>y has reasonable belief t  
su* action is necess>y to imm$iately    
protect ! heal?1 safety1 or welf>e (    
vet]ans &--  7#a7 ! heal? c>e provid] is
 "u inve/igation by ! m$ical bo>d ( a   
,/ate 9 :i* ! heal? c>e provid] is      
lic5s$ or practices2  7#b7 ! heal? c>e  
provid] has ent]$ into a settlem5t      
agreem5t = a discipl9>y *>ge relat+ to !
 practice ( m$ic9e by ! heal? c>e       
provid]2 or  7#c7 ! ,secret>y o!rwise   
det]m9es t su* action is appropriate "u 
! circum/ances4  7c7 ,susp5sion ,!      
,secret>y %all susp5d ! eligibility ( a 
heal? c>e provid] to provide            

non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices to      
vet]ans if ! heal? c>e provid] is       
susp5d$ f s]v+ z a heal? c>e provid] ( !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,non-,dep>tm5t heal?   
c>e s]vices def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices means-- 
7#a7 s]vices provid$ "u sub*apt] ,i (   
*apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 at non-,dep>tm5t facilities 7z   
def9$ 9 section #agja ( su* title72     
7#b7 s]vices provid$ "u section #aja ( !
 ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &            
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja      
note72  7#c7 s]vices pur*as$ ?r\gh !    
,m$ical ,community ,c>e acc\nt ( !      
,dep>tm5t2 or  7#d7 s]vices pur*as$ )   
am\nts deposit$ 9 ! ,vet]ans ,*oice     
,fund "u section #hjb ( ! ,vet]ans      
,access1 ,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act (
 #bjad4