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HR 6276 114th Congress House

Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of locum tenens physicians as independent contractors to help alleviate physician shortages in underserved areas.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 7, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify, for employment tax purposes, certain physicians who provide medical services for a temporary period (locum tenens physicians) as independent contractors rather than as employees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2371 Related bill Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6276: Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6276/
MLA
"H.R. 6276: Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6276/.
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H.R. 6276, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6276/.
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