Sec. 406. Information for veterans on the credentials of Department of Veterans Affairs physicians
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Our Providers Internet website links A link to the Our Providers health care providers database of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor database, shall be available on and through the homepage of the Internet website of the Department that is accessible to the public. The Internet website of the Department that is accessible to the public shall include under the link to the Our Providers health care providers database of the Department, or any successor database, the location of residency training of each licensed physician of the Department.
The Our Providers health care providers database of the Department, or any successor database, shall identify whether each licensed physician of the Department is a physician in residency. Each veteran who is undergoing a surgical procedure by or through the Department shall be provided information on the credentials of the surgeon to be performing such procedure at such time in advance of the procedure as is appropriate to permit such veteran to evaluate such information. If a veteran is unable to evaluate the information provided under paragraph
(1)due to the health or mental competence of the veteran, such information shall be provided to an individual acting on behalf of the veteran. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report setting forth an assessment by the Comptroller General of the following: The manner in which contractors under the Patient-Centered Community Care initiative of the Department perform oversight of the credentials of physicians within the networks of such contractors under the initiative. The oversight by the Department of the contracts under the Patient-Centered Community Care initiative. The verification by the Department of the credentials and licenses of health care providers furnishing hospital care and medical services under section 301. Not later than 30 days after the submittal of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— submit to the Comptroller General, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a plan to address any findings and recommendations of the Comptroller General included in such report; and submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a request for additional amounts, if any, that may be necessary to carry out such plan. Not later than 90 days after the submittal of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall carry out such plan.