S. 1871
Referred to CommitteeVA Provider Equity Act
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
9/27/2017 • Senate
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.
Introduced in Senate • 9/27/2017
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Originated in the Senate
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September 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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