Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide collaborative recovery coordinator training at a qualified nursing or medical school. Authorizes the qualified nursing or medical school to train 45 recovery coordinators.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4041 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4041
To authorize certain improvements in the Federal Recovery Coordinator
Program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 6, 2009
Mr. Barrow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To authorize certain improvements in the Federal Recovery Coordinator
Program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Americans owe their freedom and livelihood to the
sacrifices that have been made by brave veterans.
(2) The United States, therefore, has an obligation to
provide veterans with adequate care and resources to make their
transition into civilian life as smooth as possible.
(3) The Department of Defense and the Department of
Veterans Affairs offer many high quality services to help
veterans in this transition, but there has not been a good
mechanism for providing coordinated medical care for wounded
warriors (veterans injured in the line of duty).
(4) The Dole-Shalala Commission has recommended that a
nationwide Federal Recovery Coordinator Program be implemented
to help expand partnerships and collaborations and establish
new relationships for the benefit of members of the Armed
Forces returning from serving in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families.
(5) The Federal Recovery Coordinator Program has been
implemented successfully at the city level in one city in the
country and the existing program should serve as the model for
national implementation.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF FEDERAL RECOVERY COORDINATOR PROGRAM.
(a) Provision of Collaborative Recovery Coordinator Training.--The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide collaborative recovery
coordinator training at a qualified nursing or medical school selected
by the Secretary (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
``qualified nursing or medical school''), to lead systematic evidence
review of care coordination and consensus conference to build the model
on evidence-based guidelines.
(b) Literature Review; Consensus Conference.--
(1) In general.--The qualified nursing or medical school is
hereby designated to lead literature review and development of
evidence-based guidelines for recovery coordination,
development of training modules for care coordination and
software that is compatible with Department of Veterans Affairs
systems for recovery coordination. The qualified nursing or
medical school is hereby designated to lead a consensus
conference on evidence-based care coordination.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $1,200,000 to carry out this subsection.
(c) Care Coordination Software Development.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
(A) enter into a subcontractor with an appropriate
entity for the development of care coordination
software;
(B) carry out a conference for recovery coordinator
tool validation; and
(C) carry out a software pilot program.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $1,200,000 to carry out this subsection.
(d) Recovery Coordinator Training.--
(1) In general.--The qualified nursing or medical school is
authorized to train 45 recovery coordinators.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--For each of fiscal
years 2010, 2011, and 2012, there is authorized to be
appropriated $500,000 for training authorized under this
subsection.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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