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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 618"
bill: "118-hr-618"
heading: "Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/118/hr/618/changes/rh"
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# H.R. 618 — what changed

H.R. 618, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act — 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 2 Inclusion of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in Federal Employees’ Compensation Act

- (a) Inclusion— Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
  - (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting “, other eligible providers,” after “osteopathic practitioners”;
  - (2) by striking “and” at the end of paragraphs (18) and (19);
  - (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and inserting “; and”; and
  - (4) 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.”
- (b) Conforming amendments— Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
  - (1) in section 8103(a)—
    - (A) by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “physician” <del>in </del>each <del>instance; </del><ins>place it appears; </ins>and
    - (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting “or other eligible providers” after “physicians”;
  - (2) in section 8121(6), by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “physician”; and
  - (3) in section 8123(a)—
    - (A) by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “The employee may have a physician”; and
    - (B) by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “United States and the physician”.
- (c) Regulations— Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary <ins>of Labor </ins>shall finalize rules to carry out the amendments made by this Act.