A bill to establish the position of Choice Program Ombudsman within the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to manage complaints regarding the provision of hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014.
USA115th CongressS-663| Senate
| Updated: 3/15/2017
John Thune
Republican Senator
South Dakota
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans Choice Program Resolution Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to select from among employees of the Office of Inspector General a Choice Program Ombudsman to manage complaints about program hospital care and medical services. The VA shall publish on publicly available Internet websites of the VA and the Office of Inspector General information regarding the process for submitting a complaint to the Ombudsman.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHospital careIndian social and development programsMinority healthRural conditions and developmentVeterans' medical care
A bill to establish the position of Choice Program Ombudsman within the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to manage complaints regarding the provision of hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014.
USA115th CongressS-663| Senate
| Updated: 3/15/2017
Veterans Choice Program Resolution Act This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to select from among employees of the Office of Inspector General a Choice Program Ombudsman to manage complaints about program hospital care and medical services. The VA shall publish on publicly available Internet websites of the VA and the Office of Inspector General information regarding the process for submitting a complaint to the Ombudsman.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
John Thune
Republican Senator
South Dakota
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHospital careIndian social and development programsMinority healthRural conditions and developmentVeterans' medical care