Sec. 303. CLINIC MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AT MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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## SEC. 303 CLINIC MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AT MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS **[**[38 U.S.C. 703 note](/us/usc/t38/s703)**]** ###
(a)Clinic Management Training Program ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall commence a role-specific clinic management training program to provide in-person, standardized education on systems and processes for health care practice management and scheduling to all appropriate employees, as determined by the Secretary, at medical facilities of the Department. ####
(2)Elements #####
(A)In general The clinic management training program required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: ######
(i)Training on how to manage the schedules of health care providers of the Department, including the following: ######
(I)Maintaining such schedules in a manner that allows appointments to be booked at least eight weeks in advance. ######
(II)Proper planning procedures for vacation, leave, and graduate medical education training schedules. ######
(ii)Training on the appropriate number of appointments that a health care provider should conduct on a daily basis, based on specialty. ######
(iii)Training on how to determine whether there are enough available appointment slots to manage demand for different appointment types and mechanisms for alerting management of insufficient slots. ######
(iv)Training on how to properly use the appointment scheduling system of the Department, including any new scheduling system implemented by the Department. ######
(v)Training on how to optimize the use of technology, including the following: ######
(I)Telemedicine. ######
(II)Electronic mail. ######
(III)Text messaging. ######
(IV)Such other technologies as specified by the Secretary. ######
(vi)Training on how to properly use physical plant space at medical facilities of the Department to ensure efficient flow and privacy for patients and staff. #####
(B)Role-specific The Secretary shall ensure that each employee of the Department included in the clinic management training program required by paragraph
(1)receives education under such program that is relevant to the responsibilities of such employee. ####
(3)Sunset The clinic management training program required by paragraph
(1)shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the Secretary commences such program. ###
(b)Training Materials ####
(1)In general After the termination of the clinic management training program required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide training materials on health care management to each of the following employees of the Department that are relevant to the position and responsibilities of such employee upon the commencement of employment of such employee: #####
(A)Any manager of a medical facility of the Department. #####
(B)Any health care provider at a medical facility of the Department. #####
(C)Such other employees of the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate. ####
(2)Update The Secretary shall regularly update the training materials required under paragraph (1). # TITLE IV HEALTH CARE RELATED TO SEXUAL TRAUMA
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Sec. 303
CLINIC MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES AT MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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