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US HR618

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act


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Introduced
01/30/2023
In Committee
06/13/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act, amends chapter 81 of title 5 of the United States Code to include physician assistants and nurse practitioners within the scope of eligible providers for federal workers' compensation. Specifically, it adds a definition of "other eligible provider" to include nurse practitioners and physician assistants under state law, and makes conforming changes to allow these providers to authorize treatment, provide medical reports, and be selected by injured federal workers. The bill requires the Secretary of Labor to finalize rules to implement these changes within 6 months of the bill's enactment.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (56)

Tim Walberg (R)* Mark Amodei (R),  Don Bacon (R),  Becca Balint (D),  Andy Barr (R),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  André Carson (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Chris Deluzio (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Teresa Fernandez (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Dan Goldman (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Josh Harder (D),  Val Hoyle (D),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Jen Kiggans (R),  Ann Kuster (D),  Nick LaLota (R),  Mike Lawler (R),  Summer Lee (D),  Susie Lee (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Nicole Malliotakis (R),  Burgess Owens (R),  Donald Payne (D),  Dean Phillips (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Mike Rogers (R),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Andrea Salinas (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Chris Smith (R),  Marilyn Strickland (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Paul Tonko (D),  David Trone (D),  Lauren Underwood (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Susan Wild (D), 

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472. (on 07/05/2024)

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