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[H.R. 5938 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 492
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5938
[Report No. 118-592]
To amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits
Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements
for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability
examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 12, 2023
Mr. Ciscomani (for himself and Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick) introduced the
following bill
October 25, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
July 18, 2024
Additional sponsors: Ms. Brownley, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Moylan
July 18, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October
12, 2023]
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A BILL
To amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits
Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements
for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability
examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Exam Expansion Act of
2023''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO TEMPORARY LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO PERFORM MEDICAL DISABILITY
EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Expansion.--
(1) In general.--Section 504(c)(2) of the Veterans'
Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-275; 38
U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended by paragraph (1) of subsection
(a) of section 2002 of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe,
M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
(Public Law 116-315; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), is further amended,
subject to the sunset in paragraph (4) of such subsection--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``or psychologist'' and inserting
``psychologist, podiatrist, dentist, optometrist, or
other health care professional specified in regulations
prescribed by the Secretary''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner,
audiologist, or psychologist, as the case may be'' and
inserting ``such health care professional''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 2002(a)(2) of the Johnny
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and
Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-315; 38 U.S.C.
5101 note) is amended by striking ``physicians assistants,
nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists'' and
inserting ``health care professionals''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 15 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report regarding the use of the authority under
section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104-275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as temporarily amended by section
2002(a)(1) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health
Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-315; 38
U.S.C. 5101 note) and by subsection (a). Such report shall include,
with respect to the one-year period after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the following elements:
(1) The number of examinations conducted pursuant to a
contract under such authority.
(2) The number of such examinations conducted in each
State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory,
or possession of the United States.
(3) The numbers of each kind of health care professionals
who conducted such examinations.
(4) The number of examinations that were erroneously
conducted by a health care professional--
(A) without such a contract; or
(B) unauthorized to enter into such a contract.
(5) The plan of the Secretary to correct errors in the use
of such authority.
Union Calendar No. 492
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5938
[Report No. 118-592]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits
Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements
for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability
examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 18, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed