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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 · Sec. 5402

Sec. 5402. STUDY ON BARRIERS FOR WOMEN VETERANS TO RECEIPT OF HEALTH CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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## SEC. 5402 STUDY ON BARRIERS FOR WOMEN VETERANS TO RECEIPT OF HEALTH CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ###
(a)Study Required The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a comprehensive study of the barriers to the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs encountered by women who are veterans. ###
(b)Survey In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ####
(1)survey women veterans who seek or receive hospital care or medical services provided by the Department as well as women veterans who do not seek or receive such care or services; ####
(2)administer the survey to a representative sample of women veterans from each Veterans Integrated Service Network; and ####
(3)ensure that the sample of women veterans surveyed is of sufficient size for the study results to be statistically significant and is a larger sample than that of the study specified in subsection (c)(1). ###
(c)Use of Previous Studies In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall build on the work of the studies of the Department titled— ####
(1)“National Survey of Women Veterans in Fiscal Year 2007-2008”; and ####
(2)“Study of Barriers for Women Veterans to VA Health Care 2015”. ###
(d)Elements of Study In conducting the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct research on the effects of the following on the women veterans surveyed in the study: ####
(1)The barriers associated with seeking mental health care services, including with respect to provider availability, telehealth access, and family, work, and school obligations. ####
(2)The effect of driving distance or availability of other forms of transportation to the nearest medical facility on access to care. ####
(3)The effect of access to care from non-Department providers. ####
(4)The availability of child care. ####
(5)The satisfaction of such veterans with the provision by the Department of integrated primary care, women’s health clinics, or both, including perceptions of quality of care, safety, and comfort. ####
(6)The understanding and perceived accessibility among such veterans of eligibility requirements for, and the scope of services available under, hospital care and medical services. ####
(7)The perception of such veterans of personal safety and comfort in inpatient, outpatient, and behavioral health facilities. ####
(8)The gender sensitivity of health care providers and staff to issues that particularly affect women. ####
(9)The effectiveness of outreach for health care services available to women veterans. ####
(10)The location and operating hours of health care facilities that provide services to women veterans. ####
(11)The perception of such veterans of the motto of the Department. ####
(12)Such other significant barriers as the Secretary considers appropriate. ###
(e)Discharge by Contract The Secretary shall enter into a contract with a qualified independent entity or organization to carry out the study and research required under this section. ###
(f)Mandatory Review of Data by Certain Department Divisions ####
(1)Review #####
(A)In general The Secretary shall ensure that the head of each division of the Department of Veterans Affairs specified in paragraph
(2)reviews the results of the study conducted under this section. #####
(B)Submittal of findings The head of each division specified in paragraph
(2)shall submit findings with respect to the study under this section to the Under Secretary of the Department with responsibilities relating to health care services for women veterans. ####
(2)Specified divisions The divisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs specified in this paragraph are the following: #####
(A)The Office of the Under Secretary for Health. #####
(B)The Office of Women’s Health established under section 7310 of title 38, United States Code. #####
(C)The Center for Women Veterans under section 318 of such title. #####
(D)The Advisory Committee on Women Veterans established under section 542 of such title. ###
(g)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study required under this section. ####
(2)Elements The report under paragraph
(1)shall include— #####
(A)the findings of the head of each division of the Department specified under subsection (f)(2); and #####
(B)recommendations for such administrative and legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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