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114th Congress
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National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015
Introduced: April 13, 2015
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 13, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2015
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include optometry services in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.
Optometrists are eligible for the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, and the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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