,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bh1 #bjag,mr4  
,m\lton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,banks (      
,indiana7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit or    
susp5d c]ta9 heal? c>e provid]s f       
provid+ non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs 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 ( #bjag 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 ,on
 & aft] ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,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 !  
heal? c>e provid]--  7#a7 0 remov$ f    
employm5t ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      

,affairs due to conduct t violat$ a     
policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t relat+ to ! deliv]y
 ( safe & appropriate heal? c>e2  7#b7  
violat$ ! requirem5ts ( a m$ical lic5se 
( ! heal? c>e provid]2  7#c7 _h a       
,dep>tm5t cr$5tial revok$ & ! gr\nds =  
su* revocation impacts ! ability ( !    
heal? c>e provid] to deliv] safe &      
appropriate heal? c>e2 or  7#d7 violat$ 
a law = :i* a t]m ( imprisonm5t ( m ?an 
"o ye> may be impos$4  7b7 ,p]missive   
action ,on & aft] ! date t is "o ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y may d5y1 revoke1 or susp5d !  
eligibility ( a heal? c>e provid] to    
provide non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices 
if ! ,secret>y has reasonable belief t  
su* action is necess>y to imm$iately    
protect ! heal?1 safety1 or welf>e (    
vet]ans &--  7#a7 ! heal? c>e provid] is
 "u inve/igation by ! m$ical lic5s+ bo>d
 ( a ,/ate 9 :i* ! heal? c>e provid] is 
lic5s$ 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 ,initial review (      
,dep>tm5t employm5t ,n lat] ?an "o ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 )  
respect to ea* heal? c>e provid] provid+
 non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices1 !     
,secret>y %all review ! /atus ( ea* su* 
heal? c>e provid] z an employee ( !     
,dep>tm5t & ! hi/ory ( employm5t ( ea*  
su* heal? c>e provid] ) ! ,dep>tm5t to  
det]m9e :e!r ! heal? c>e provid] is     
describ$ 9 any ( subsections 7a7 ?r\gh  
7c74  7e7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al report ,n  
lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report on ! implem5tation by

 ! ,secret>y ( ?is section1 includ+ !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! aggregate numb] ( heal?
 c>e provid]s d5i$ or susp5d$ "u ?is    
section f p>ticipation 9 provid+        
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices4  7#b7  
,an evaluation ( any impact on access to
 heal? c>e = pati5ts or /aff+ %ortages 9
 programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t provid+         
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices4  7#c7  
,an explanation ( ! coord9ation ( !     
,dep>tm5t ) ! m$ical lic5s+ bo>ds (     
,/ates 9 implem5t+ ?is section1 ! am\nt 
( involvem5t ( su* bo>ds 9 su*          
implem5tation1 & ef=ts by ! ,dep>tm5t to
 address any conc]ns rais$ by su* bo>ds 
) respect to su* implem5tation4  7#d7   
,su* recomm5dations z ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al consid]s appropriate reg>d+      
h>moniz+ eligibility crit]ia betwe5     
heal? c>e provid]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t & heal?
 c>e provid]s eligible to provide       
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices4  7f7   
,non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e s]vices def9$  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m non-,dep>tm5t     
heal? c>e s]vices means s]vices-- 7#a7  

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       
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 pur*as$    
?r\gh ! ,m$ical ,community ,c>e acc\nt (
 ! ,dep>tm5t2 or  7#d7 pur*as$ ) am\nts 
deposit$ 9 ! ,vet]ans ,*oice ,fund "u   
section #hjb ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1      
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad4