Patient Advocate Tracker Act

Bill: 117-s-3304
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2021-12-02
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Computers and information technology

Department of Veterans Affairs

Health care quality

Health information and medical records

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Patient Advocate Tracker Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Office of Patient Advocacy within the Veterans Health Administration to establish an information technology system that allows veterans or their representatives to electronically file a complaint with a patient advocate and review the status of a filed complaint.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3304 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 2, 2021 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Warnock ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Advocate Tracker Act . 2. System for electronic submission of complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7309A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish an information technology system that will allow a veteran (or the designated representative of a veteran) to electronically— (A) file a complaint that will be received by the appropriate patient advocate; and (B) at any time view the status of the complaint, including interim and final actions that have been taken to address the complaint. .