Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6581
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Cancer

Department of Veterans Affairs

Health care coverage and access

Health care quality

Health facilities and institutions

Health information and medical records

Health promotion and preventive care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the colorectal cancer preventive screening guidelines used in each VA and non-VA medical facility at which veterans receive hospital care or medical services include all strategies for preventive colorectal screenings included in: </p> <ul> <li>the latest recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and </li> <li>the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6581 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2018 Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt certain strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2018 . 2. Strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the colorectal cancer preventive screening guidelines used in each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Department facility at which veterans receive hospital care or medical services under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, include all strategies for preventive colorectal screenings included in— (1) the latest recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; and (2) the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. (b) Deadline The Secretary shall carry out this section not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.