I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3580 
To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing medical 
education program for non-Department medical professionals who treat 
veterans and family members of veterans to increase knowledge and 
recognition of medical conditions common to veterans and family mem-
bers of veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 
Mr. TIBERI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a con-
tinuing medical education program for non-Department 
medical professionals who treat veterans and family 
members of veterans to increase knowledge and recogni-
tion of medical conditions common to veterans and family 
members of veterans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CON-
TINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR CER-
TAIN NON-DEPARTMENT MEDICAL PROFES-
SIONALS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
CONTINUING
MEDICAL 
EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall establish a continuing medical edu-
cation program for non-Department medical profes-
sionals with the goal of— 
(A) increasing knowledge and recognition 
of medical conditions common to veterans and 
family members of veterans; and 
(B) improving outreach to veterans and 
family members of veterans. 
(2) EDUCATION PROVIDED.—The program shall 
include education on the following: 
(A) Dealing with patients who are veterans 
or family members of veterans. 
(B) Identifying and treating common men-
tal and physical conditions of veterans and fam-
ily members of veterans. 
(C) Programs and benefits available to vet-
erans and family members of veterans through 
the following organizations: 
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(i) The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
(ii) The Department of Labor. 
(iii) Such other Federal agencies and 
non-Federal organizations as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(D) The health care system of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
(E) Such other matters as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(b) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—The program shall be 
carried out during the five-year period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the program on an Internet website of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) CURRICULUM AND CREDIT PROVIDED.—The 
Secretary shall determine the curriculum of the pro-
gram and the number of hours of credit to provide 
to participating non-Department medical profes-
sionals for continuing medical education. 
(3) ACCREDITATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the program is accredited in as many 
States as practicable. 
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(4) CONSISTENCY WITH EXISTING RULES.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that the program is consistent 
with the rules and regulations of the following: 
(A) The medical licensing agency of each 
State in which the program is accredited. 
(B) Such medical credentialing organiza-
tions as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(5) USER COST.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the program at no cost to participating non-Depart-
ment medical professionals. 
(d) NON-DEPARTMENT
MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL 
DEFINED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘non-Department medical professional’’ means any 
individual specified in paragraph (2) who is licensed 
by an appropriate medical authority in the United 
States and in good standing, is not an employee of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and provides 
care to veterans or family members of veterans 
under the laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(2) INDIVIDUAL
SPECIFIED.—An individual 
specified in this paragraph is any of the following in-
dividuals: 
(A) A doctor. 
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(B) A nurse. 
(C) A physician assistant. 
(D) A psychologist. 
(E) A psychiatrist. 
(F) Such other individuals as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
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