HOUSE 2557116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act
- Last Action
- 5/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-07Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-05-07Introduced in House
- 2019-05-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-07 (00)
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.Cosponsors (13)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- DON YOUNG (R-AK)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- MIKE DOYLE (D-PA)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
Subjects
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employee hiring
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health personnel
- Medical education
- Veterans' medical care
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