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38 U.S.C. § 7311

Quality assurance

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 7311, Quality assurance, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473601
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The Secretary shall— As part of the quality-assurance program, the Under Secretary for Health shall periodically evaluate— The Under Secretary for Health shall— collect data and other information on mortality and morbidity rates in the Administration for each type of surgical procedure performed by the Administration and (with respect to each such procedure) compile the data and other information so collected— The Under Secretary for Health shall— analyze any deviation between such rates and such standards in terms of the following: The level of risk for the procedure involved, based on—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 102-40(H.R. 598)1991-05-07
    Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991
    House: 399–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-405(S. 2344)1992-10-09
    Veterans' Medical Programs Amendments of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-446(H.R. 5244)1994-11-02
    Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-163(S. 1963)2010-05-05
    Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
    House: 419–0Senate: 98–0