Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017
Latest action · May 17, 2017 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to:
- adopt the unique device identification system developed for medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or implement a comparable standard identification system, for identifying biological implants intended for use in VA medical facilities;
- permit a vendor to use any of the accredited entities identified by the FDA as an issuing agency;
- implement (within 180 days after enactment of this bill) a compatible system for tracking implants from human donor or animal source to implantation; and
- implement compatible inventory controls so that patients who have received a biological implant in a VA medical facility subject to FDA recall can be appropriately notified.
The bill prescribes requirements for vendors from which the VA may procure biological implants of human and non-human origin.
The VA shall: (1) procure such implants under General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedules unless they are not available under such Schedules, (2) accommodate reasonable vendor requests to undertake specified outreach efforts to educate VA medical professionals about the use and efficacy of implants, and (3) procure biological implants that are unavailable under such Schedules using competitive procedures in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Certain biological implants may be temporarily procured by the VA without relabeling under the standard identification system.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 9, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jan 9, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2017Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 4, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 28 | Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 4, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Business records
- Cell biology and embryology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Licensing and registrations
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Product safety and quality
- Public contracts and procurement
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2017Introduced in Senate
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