Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

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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.

The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.

Congress
114

Number
HR - 5501

Introduced on
2016-06-16

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

6/16/2016

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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.

The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the recruitment of physicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact
Department of Veterans Affairs•
Employee hiring•
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management•
Health personnel•
Medical education•
Veterans' medical care

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Recent Activity

Latest Summary9/28/2016

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 res...


Latest Action6/27/2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.