Sec. 252.
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to conduct risk-based inspections for mold and mold issues at each medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such facilities will be rated high, medium, or low risk for mold. Such inspections at facilities rated high risk shall occur not less frequently than annually, and such inspections at facilities rated medium or low risk shall occur not less frequently than biennially.
The Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations under which the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations conducts the inspections required under subsection (a). If the Secretary is unable to enter into an agreement described in paragraph
(1)with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into such an agreement with another appropriate organization that— is not part of the Federal Government; operates as a not-for-profit entity; and has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations. If a medical facility of the Department is determined pursuant to an inspection conducted under subsection
(a)to have a mold issue, the Secretary shall— implement a remediation plan for that medical facility within 7 days; and Conduct a second inspection under subsection
(a)at that medical facility within 90 days of the initial inspection. Not less frequently than quarterly, the Under Secretary for Health shall submit to Congress a report on inspections conducted under this section, and their detailed findings and actions taken, during the preceding quarter at medical facilities of the Department.