,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,moulton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,banks of
 ,indiana7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to prohibit or suspend certain 
health care providers from providing    
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
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 #bjag or the    
,veterans ,,access ,act4  #b4           
,prevention of certain health care      
providers from providing non-,department
 health care services to veterans  7a7  
,in general ,on and after the date that 
is one year after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 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 the health   
care provider--  7#a7 was removed from  
employment with the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs due to conduct that  
violated a policy of the ,department    
relating to the delivery of safe and    
appropriate health care2  7#b7 violated 
the requirements of a medical license of
 the health care provider2  7#c7 had a  
,department credential revoked and the  
grounds for such revocation impacts the 
ability of the health care provider to  
deliver safe and appropriate health     
care2 or  7#d7 violated a law for which 
a term of imprisonment of more than one 
year may be imposed4  7b7 ,permissive   
action ,on and after the date that is   
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 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 licensing  
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 ,initial review of   
,department employment ,not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 with respect to each     
health care provider providing          
non-,department health care services1   

the ,secretary shall review the status  
of each such health care provider as an 
employee of the ,department and the     
history of employment of each such      
health care provider with the           
,department to determine whether the    
health care provider is described in any
 of subsections 7a7 through 7c74  7e7   
,comptroller ,general report ,not later 
than two years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
implementation by the ,secretary of this
 section1 including the following3  7#a7
 ,the aggregate number of health care   
providers denied or suspended under this
 section from participation in providing
 non-,department health care services4  
7#b7 ,an evaluation of any impact on    
access to health care for patients or   
staffing shortages in programs of the   
,department providing non-,department   
health care services4  7#c7 ,an         
explanation of the coordination of the  

,department with the medical licensing  
boards of ,states in implementing this  
section1 the amount of involvement of   
such boards in such implementation1 and 
efforts by the ,department to address   
any concerns raised by such boards with 
respect to such implementation4  7#d7   
,such recommendations as the            
,comptroller ,general considers         
appropriate regarding harmonizing       
eligibility criteria between health care
 providers of the ,department and health
 care providers eligible to provide     
non-,department health care services4   
7f7 ,non-,department health care        
services defined ,in this section1 the  
term non-,department health care        
services means services-- 7#a7 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  
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 purchased through the      
,medical ,community ,care account of the
 ,department2 or  7#d7 purchased with   
amounts deposited in the ,veterans      
,choice ,fund under section #hjb of the 
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad4