Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 1.djvu/974

 99 STAT. 952

38 USC 3305.

PUBLIC LAW 99-166—DEC. 3, 1985 "(2) Each such report shall include— "(A) the data and other information compiled and the comparisons, analyses, and evaluations made under subsections (b) and (c) of such section with respect to the period covered by the report; and "(B) recommendations under subsection (d) of such section. "(b) Not later than 60 days after receiving each such report, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a copy of the report, together with any comment concerning the report that the Administrator considers appropriate. "(c) A report submitted under subsection (b) of this section shall not be considered to be a record or document as described in section 3305(a) of this title.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 is amended by adding at the end the following: "SUBCHAPTER V—QUALITY ASSURANCE

"4151. Quality assurance program. "4152. Quality-assurance reports.". (b) REPORT ON CREDENTIALS OF HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS.—(1)

38 USC 601 et seq-

The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing in detail the current efforts and procedures and future plans of the Veterans' Administration for determining and monitoring the credentials of health-care professionals in connection with their furnishing care to veterans under chapter 17 of title 38, United States C!ode. (2)(A) The report shall include a description of each current and planned Veterans' Administration policy or procedure regarding, or arrangement for, credentialing information exchanges. (B) With reference to any such policy, procedure, or arrangement that is planned and has not been implemented at the time the report required by paragraph (1) is submitted, the Administrator shall— (i) include in the report a timetable for such implementation; and (ii) report to the committees on progress toward such implementation every three months thereafter until implementation of each such policy, procedure, and arrangement is achieved. Upon implementation of each such policy, procedure, and arrangement, a final report on such implementation shall be submitted to the Committees. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "credentialing information exchanges" includes the exchange of relevant information with a license issuing or monitoring entity— (A) in order to determine, with respect to an individual who is seeking employment with, or who is employed by, the Veterans' Administration as a health-care professional for the furnishing of care to veterans under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code— (i) whether the individual has completed medical or other health-care professional education satisfactorily; (ii) the current and past licensure and clinical privilege status of the individual; or (iii) the full employment history of the individual; or

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