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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALBERG:H.R. 618.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.The single subject of this legislation is:To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, tocover, for purposes of workers' compensation under suchchapter, services by physician assistants and nursepractitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and forother purposes.[Page H510]
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H.R. 618, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60427
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 13, 2024
Government Operations and Politics
- Disability assistance
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- Employee benefits and pensions
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- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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- Health personnel
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- Nursing
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- Worker safety and health
2023-06-27T20:30:21Z
Government Operations and Politics
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2023-01-30
Introduced in House
2023-05-31T18:06:27Z
Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
This bill expands the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in providing services to injured federal workers under the federal workers' compensation program.
Specifically, under the program, nurse practitioners and physician assistants acting within the scope of their practice may (1) prescribe or recommend treatment for injured federal workers; (2) certify the nature of an injury and probable extent of disability; (3) provide prescribed treatment for injured federal workers; and (4) participate, with a physician designated by the Department of Labor, in a mandatory workers' compensation examination of an injured worker. In general, only physicians may fulfill these roles under current law.
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2024-07-05
Reported to House
2024-09-18T14:30:30Z
Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
This bill expands the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in providing services to injured federal workers under the federal workers' compensation program.
Specifically, under the program, nurse practitioners and physician assistants acting within the scope of their practice may (1) prescribe or recommend treatment for injured federal workers; (2) certify the nature of an injury and probable extent of disability; (3) provide prescribed treatment for injured federal workers; and (4) participate, with a physician designated by the Department of Labor, in a mandatory workers' compensation examination of an injured worker. In general, only physicians may fulfill these roles under current law.

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
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Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
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Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
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To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers' compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for other purposes.
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