US Congress House Bill 5686 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on November 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's authority to employ certain personnel without regard to civil service or classification laws, rules, or regulations to employ physicians on a without compensation basis in any practice area or specialty for which: (1) the average waiting time for veterans seeking an appointment with a physician exceeds the VA's waiting time goals, or (2) the VA facility where the physician will be employed has demonstrated staffing shortages. Requires each VA medical facility to have a volunteer coordinator who: (1) seeks to establish relationships with medical associations serving the area, (2) recruits physicians for uncompensated employment at the facility, and (3) serves as the initial point of contact for physicians seeking uncompensated employment at the facility. Conditions an uncompensated physician's receipt of a credential or privilege to practice medicine in a VA facility on the physician's commitment to serve at least 40 hours in the facility during the ensuing 12-month period. Requires the Secretary to decide whether to grant an uncompensated physician's request for a credential or privilege to practice medicine in the VA facility within 60 days. Requires the director of a VA medical facility to approve, and accept the uncompensated services of, any physician who has made the requisite service commitment and receives a credential or privilege to practice medicine in such facility.

Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act

Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-11-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-11-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB2950 (Same As) 2014-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5686/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5686/BILLS-113hr5686ih.pdf