H.R. 1508
Referred to CommitteeGet Veterans a Doctor Now Act
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
3/27/2017 • 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 • 3/10/2017
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Originated in the House
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March 10, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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