S 1871
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
VA Provider Equity Act
Introduced: September 27, 2017
Introduced by:
Cassidy, Bill
Republican
· Louisiana
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
VA Provider Equity Act
This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VHA surgeons, physicians, and dentists.
The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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