Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer.
Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship.
At least annually, the VA must ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network (regional VA health care administrative areas) visits each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2557 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2557
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment of
physicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 7, 2019
Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Ms.
Titus, Mr. Young, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, and Mrs. Lee of Nevada)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment of
physicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 ``Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act''.
SEC. 2. RECRUITMENT OF PHYSICIANS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.--Section 7402(b)(1) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or to be offered a contingent
appointment to such position,'' after ``position,''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following new subparagraph (B):
``(B)(i) have completed a residency program satisfactory to
the Secretary; or
``(ii) with respect to an offer for a contingent
appointment upon the completion of a post-graduate training
program, complete such a residency program by not later than
two years after the date of such offer; and''.
(b) Oversight of Graduate Medical Education Programs.--The
Secretary shall--
(1) ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of
each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, not less than
annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution
with a graduate medical education program within the Network to
recruit individuals to be appointed to positions in the
Veterans Health Administration; and
(2) submit to Congress an annual report on the
implementation of paragraph (1), including the success of such
recruiting efforts.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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