To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Office of Patient Advocacy of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends VA law to require each VA medical center to designate patient advocates specifically for rural veterans receiving care through community clinics or community care networks. It relies on compliance mandates and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Veterans Affairs and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
Rural veterans receiving VA healthcare could face lower compliance burdens and Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA medical center directors would take on compliance duties, Secretary of Veterans Affairs would take on compliance duties, and VA Office of Patient Advocacy (central office) would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Amends VA law to require each VA medical center to designate patient advocates specifically for rural veterans receiving care through community clinics or community care networks.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends VA law to require each VA medical center to designate patient advocates specifically for rural veterans receiving care through community clinics or community care networks.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill amends VA law to require each VA medical center to designate patient advocates specifically for rural veterans receiving care through community clinics or community care networks.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Improvement of Office of Patient Advocacy
Identified Gains
- Rural veterans receiving VA healthcare
- Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees
Identified Costs
- VA medical center directors
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- VA Office of Patient Advocacy (central office)
Sponsors
Kevin Cramer
R-ND | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cramer (for himself and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, VA Office of Patient Advocacy (central office), VA medical center directors
Congressional Veterans Affairs Committees
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Office of Patient Advocacy (VA central office)
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- "director_of_a_medical_center"
- → Director of individual VA medical centers
Note: 'The Director' in subsection (g) refers to the Director of the Office of Patient Advocacy (central VA office), while 'director of a medical center' refers to local facility directors - distinction is clear from context
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Areas served by VA medical centers where veterans receive care through community-based outpatient clinics or community care network (implicitly references existing VA rural area definitions)
VA system used to track patient advocate issues, resolution times, and feedback (or successor system)
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