Veteran Infection Prevention Act

This legislation aims to enhance patient safety within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) by mandating that sterile processing technicians obtain professional certification . It amends title 38, United States Code, to require that individuals appointed to non-entry-level sterile processing technician positions are certified by an accredited institution within two years of their appointment. For current VHA employees who are not yet certified, the bill provides a two-year grace period from the date of enactment to obtain the necessary certification. To facilitate this, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is mandated to award scholarships through the existing employee incentive scholarship program to cover the costs of certification training. Employees receiving these scholarships will then have a two-year period of obligated service to the VHA after achieving their certification.