§ 207. INFORMATION FOR VETERANS ON THE CREDENTIALS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PHYSICIANS.
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Improvement of ‘Our Doctors’ Internet Website Links.— Availability through department of veterans affairs homepage .— A link to the ‘Our Doctors’ health care providers database of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor data set, shall be available on and through the homepage of the Internet website of the Department that is accessible to the public. Information on location of residency training .— The Internet website of the Department that is accessible to the public shall include under the link to the ‘Our Doctors’ health care providers database of the Department, or any successor data set, the name of the facility at which each licensed physician of the Department underwent residency training.
Information on physicians at particular facilities .— The ‘Our Doctors’ health care providers database of the Department, or any successor data set, shall identify whether each licensed physician of the Department is a physician in residency. Information on Credentials of Physicians for Veterans Undergoing Surgical Procedures.— In general .— Each veteran who is undergoing a surgical procedure by or through the Department shall be provided information described in paragraph
(2)with respect to 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. Information described .— The information described in this paragraph with respect to a surgeon described in paragraph
(1)is as follows: The education and training of the surgeon. The licensure, registration, and certification of the surgeon by the State or national entity responsible for such licensure, registration, or certification. Other individuals .— 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. Comptroller General Report and Plan.— Report .— Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Aug. 7, 2014 ], 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 101. Plan.— In general .— 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. Implementation .— Not later than 90 days after the submittal of the report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall carry out such plan.