Sec. 226. Report on medical workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the medical workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: With respect to licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of the Department— how many such counselors and therapists are currently enrolled in the mental health professionals trainee program of the Department; how many such counselors and therapists are expected to enroll in the mental health professionals trainee program of the Department during the 180-day period beginning on the date of the submittal of the report; a description of the eligibility criteria for such counselors and therapists as compared to other behavioral health professions in the Department; a description of the objectives, goals, and timing of the Department with respect to increasing the representation of such counselors and therapists in the behavioral health workforce of the Department; and a description of the actions taken by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, to create an occupational series for such counselors and therapists and a timeline for the creation of such an occupational series. A breakdown of spending by the Department in connection with the education debt reduction program of the Department under subchapter VII of chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, including— the amount spent by the Department in debt reduction payments during the three-year period preceding the submittal of the report disaggregated by the medical profession of the individual receiving the payments; a description of how the Department prioritizes such spending by medical profession, including an assessment of whether such priority reflects the five occupations identified in the most recent determination by the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs as having the largest staffing shortages in the Veterans Health Administration; and a description of the actions taken by the Secretary to increase the effectiveness of such spending for purposes of recruitment of health care providers to the Department, including efforts to more consistently include eligibility for the education debt reduction program in vacancy announcements of positions for health care providers at the Department. A description of any impediments to the delivery by the Department of telemedicine services to veterans and any actions taken by the Department to address such impediments, including with respect to— restrictions under Federal or State law; licensing or credentialing issues for health care providers, including non-Department health care providers, practicing telemedicine with a veteran located in a different State; the effect of limited broadband access or limited information technology capabilities on the delivery of health care; the distance a veteran is required to travel, if the veteran is required to travel, to access a facility or clinic with telemedicine capabilities; the effect on the provision of telemedicine services to veterans of policies of and limited liability protection for certain entities; and issues relating to reimbursement and travel limitations for veterans that affect the participation of non-Department health care providers in the telemedicine program. An update on the efforts of the Secretary to offer training opportunities in telemedicine to medical residents in medical facilities of the Department that use telemedicine, consistent with medical residency program requirements established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as required in section 108(b) of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–154 ; 38 U.S.C. 7406 note). An assessment of the development and implementation by the Secretary of succession planning policies to address the prevalence of vacancies in positions in the Veterans Health Administration of more than 180 days, including the development of an enterprise position management system to more effectively identify, track, and resolve such vacancies. A description of the actions taken by the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, to address any impediments to the timely appointment and determination of qualifications for Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks and Medical Center Directors of the Department.
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Report on medical workforce of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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