3.0.0 3974 2023-01-11T13:29:25Z 2023-01-11T13:29:25Z House HR 2015-11-05 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 165 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KUSTER:H.R. 3974.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H8154]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2016-04-29T13:56:57Z Markup by 2016-04-29T13:56:41Z Hearings by 2016-04-20T20:20:15Z Referred to 2015-12-03T20:51:29Z hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-03T20:51:22Z Reported by 2016-09-06T20:18:21Z Markup by 2016-05-18T21:21:56Z Referred to 2015-11-05T14:02:25Z H. Rept. 114-710 Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2015 114 2134 S 2015-11-18 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252. Identical bill CRS SERVICE Act 114 6062 HR 2016-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2016-09-06 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00549 2016-09-06 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-710. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-09-06 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-710. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-05-18 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2016-05-18 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-04-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2016-04-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-04-20 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-12-03 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-11-05 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 N H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2015-11-05 True F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2016-03-15 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2016-03-15 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2016-03-15 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2016-04-19 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2016-04-27 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2016-04-27 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2016-07-25 False 2016-06-29T14:25:00Z H.R. 3974, Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2016 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51735 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 18, 2016 Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Medical education Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-11-05 Introduced in House 2015-11-10T21:23:01Z Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Grow Our Own Directive or G.O.O.D. pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as VA physician assistants.

An individual is eligible to participate in the program if the individual:

  • has medical or military health experience gained while serving in the Armed Forces;
  • has received a certificate, associate degree, baccalaureate degree, master's degree, or postbaccalaureate training in a science relating to health care;
  • has participated in the delivery of health care services or related medical services; and
  • does not have a degree of doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, or doctor of dentistry.

The VA shall:

  • provide educational assistance to program participants for the costs of obtaining a master's degree in physician assistant studies or a similar master's degree,
  • ensure that mentors are available for program participants at each VA facility at which a participant is employed, and
  • seek to partner with specified government programs and with appropriate educational institutions that offer degrees in physician assistant studies.

The VA shall:

  • establish specified standards to improve the education and and hiring of VA physician assistants, and
  • implement a national plan for the retention and recruitment of VA physician assistants that includes the adoption of competitive pay standards.

VA physician assistant pay grades are established.

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(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year Grow Our Own Directive or G.O.O.D. pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as VA physician assistants.

The VA shall provide eligible individuals with program information about application requirements and partner entities.

An individual is eligible to participate in the pilot program who:

  • has medical or military health experience;
  • has received a certificate, associate degree, baccalaureate degree, master's degree, or postbaccalaureate training in a science relating to health care;
  • has participated in the delivery of health care services or related medical services, including military training regarding identification, treatment, and prevention of diseases and disorders; and
  • does not have a degree of doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or dentistry.

The VA shall select at least 250 pilot program participants and give priority to persons who:

  • participated in the Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program between January 2011 and February 2015, and
  • agree to be employed as a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) physician assistant in a community designated as a medically underserved population located in a state with a per capita veterans population of more than 9%.

The VA shall:

  • provide educational assistance to pilot program participants for the costs of obtaining a master's degree in physician assistant studies or a similar master's degree,
  • use VA educational assistance programs to provide such assistance, and
  • provide at least 35 scholarships to pilot program participants each year.

The VA shall enter into an agreement with each pilot program participant to serve a period of obligated service as a VHA physician assistant. An individual who breaches such agreement shall be liable to the United States for a prorated portion of the amount paid to such individual under the program.

The VA shall ensure that a physician assistant mentor is available at each VHA facility that employs a pilot program participant.

The VA shall seek to partner with:

  • at least 15 institutions of higher education that offer an accredited master's degree program in physician assistant studies or a similar area of study and agree to guarantee places for qualifying pilot program participants,
  • other accredited institutions of higher education that offer similar programs,
  • the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense,
  • the Veterans' Employment and Training Service of the Department of Labor, and
  • pilot program marketing and advertising programs.

For purposes of carrying out the pilot program, the VA shall appoint or select within the VHA's Office of Physician Assistant Services: (1) a Deputy Director for Education and Career Development of Physician Assistants, (2) a Deputy Director of Recruitment and Retention, (3) a recruiter, and (4) an administrative assistant.

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Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2016 Display Title Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as physician assistants of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to House Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2016 H House Reported in House 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3974rh/xml/BILLS-114hr3974rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3974ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3974ih.xml 2016-09-06 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.