Veterans Access to Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas.
Requires, for eligibility to participate in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, that an individual not be participating in the VA's Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, to consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding health professional shortage areas that are VA medical facilities.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4042 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4042
To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional
shortage areas, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 15, 2012
Mr. Braley of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional
shortage areas, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Access to Care Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS AS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS.
(a) HPSA.--Section 332(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 254e(a)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting ``and
medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (including
State homes, as defined in section 101(19) of title 38, United States
Code)'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)),''.
(b) Concurrent Benefits.--
(1) Scholarship program.--Section 338A(b) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) not be participating in the Department of Veterans
Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program
under chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code.''.
(2) Debt reduction program.--Section 338B(b) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l-1(b)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) not be participating in the Department of Veterans
Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program
under chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code.''.
(c) Consultation.--In carrying out the National Health Service
Corps Program under subpart II of part D of title III of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d et seq.), the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
with respect to health professional shortage areas that are medical
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (including State
homes, as defined in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code).
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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