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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3095 
To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non- 
Department of Veterans Affairs health care services to veterans, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2017 
Mr. MOULTON (for himself and Mr. BANKS of Indiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from 
providing non-Department of Veterans Affairs health 
care services to 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Acquiring 
Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017’’ or 
the ‘‘Veterans ACCESS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS FROM PROVIDING NON-DEPARTMENT 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall deny or revoke the eligi-
bility of a health care provider to provide non-Department 
health care services to veterans if the Secretary determines 
that the health care provider— 
(1) was removed from employment with the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs due to conduct that 
violated a policy of the Department relating to the 
delivery of safe and appropriate health care; 
(2) violated the requirements of a medical li-
cense of the health care provider; 
(3) had a Department credential revoked and 
the grounds for such revocation impacts the ability 
of the health care provider to deliver safe and appro-
priate health care; or 
(4) violated a law for which a term of imprison-
ment of more than one year may be imposed. 
(b) PERMISSIVE ACTION.—On and after the date that 
is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary may deny, revoke, or suspend the eligibility 
of a health care provider to provide non-Department 
health care services if the Secretary has reasonable belief 
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that such action is necessary to immediately protect the 
health, safety, or welfare of veterans and— 
(1) the health care provider is under investiga-
tion by the medical licensing board of a State in 
which the health care provider is licensed or prac-
tices; 
(2) the health care provider has entered into a 
settlement agreement for a disciplinary charge relat-
ing to the practice of medicine by the health care 
provider; or 
(3) the Secretary otherwise determines that 
such action is appropriate under the circumstances. 
(c) SUSPENSION.—The Secretary shall suspend the 
eligibility of a health care provider to provide non-Depart-
ment health care services to veterans if the health care 
provider is suspended from serving as a health care pro-
vider of the Department. 
(d) INITIAL REVIEW
OF DEPARTMENT EMPLOY-
MENT.—Not later than one year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, with respect to each health care pro-
vider providing non-Department health care services, the 
Secretary shall review the status of each such health care 
provider as an employee of the Department and the his-
tory of employment of each such health care provider with 
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the Department to determine whether the health care pro-
vider is described in any of subsections (a) through (c). 
(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to Congress a report on the implementation by the Sec-
retary of this section, including the following: 
(1) The aggregate number of health care pro-
viders denied or suspended under this section from 
participation in providing non-Department health 
care services. 
(2) An evaluation of any impact on access to 
health care for patients or staffing shortages in pro-
grams of the Department providing non-Department 
health care services. 
(3) An explanation of the coordination of the 
Department with the medical licensing boards of 
States in implementing this section, the amount of 
involvement of such boards in such implementation, 
and efforts by the Department to address any con-
cerns raised by such boards with respect to such im-
plementation. 
(4) Such recommendations as the Comptroller 
General considers appropriate regarding harmo-
nizing eligibility criteria between health care pro-
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viders of the Department and health care providers 
eligible to provide non-Department health care serv-
ices. 
(f) NON-DEPARTMENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘non-Department 
health care services’’ means services— 
(1) provided under subchapter I of chapter 17 
of title 38, United States Code, at non-Department 
facilities (as defined in section 1701 of such title); 
(2) provided under section 101 of the Veterans 
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note); 
(3) purchased through the Medical Community 
Care account of the Department; or 
(4) purchased with amounts deposited in the 
Veterans Choice Fund under section 802 of the Vet-
erans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 
2014. 
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