H.R. 5501

Referred to Committee

Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

Introduced 6/16/2016•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

6/27/2016 • House

Summary

Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer.

Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship.

The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.

Introduced in House • 6/16/2016

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security

Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelMedical educationVeterans' medical care