Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/1/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-01-31Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-01-31Introduced in House
- 2019-01-31Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-31 (00)
Increasing Veteran Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the colorectal cancer screening guidelines used in medical facilities at which veterans receive hospital care or medical services include the strategies for screenings included in both the latest recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
Cosponsors (1)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
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