H.R. 618 — what changed
Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Sec. 2 Inclusion of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
Inclusion— Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3), by inserting “, other eligible providers,” after “osteopathic practitioners”;
by striking “and” at the end of paragraphs (18) and (19);
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(21) “other eligible provider” means a nurse practitioner or physician assistant within the scope of their practice as defined by State law.”
Conforming amendments— Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in section 8103(a)—
changed
by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “physician” in each instance; place it appears; and
in paragraph (3), by inserting “or other eligible providers” after “physicians”;
in section 8121(6), by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “physician”; and
in section 8123(a)—
by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “The employee may have a physician”; and
by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “United States and the physician”.
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Regulations— Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall finalize rules to carry out the amendments made by this Act.