Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023”.
Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Inclusion of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
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)—
by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “physician” in each instance; 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”.
Regulations— Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize rules to carry out the amendments made by this Act.
Sec. 3 Determination of budgetary effects
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.