[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1828 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1828

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the 
        Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2023

  Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the 
        Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF NURSE REGISTRIES FOR PURPOSES OF VETERANS 
              COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (6); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
                new paragraph:
            ``(5) Any nurse registry, including any registered nurse, 
        licensed practical nurse, certified nursing assistant, home 
        health aide, companion, or homemaker furnishing services 
        through a nurse registry.''; and
            (2) in subsection (o), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(3) The term `nurse registry' means a person that--
                    ``(A) procures, or attempts to procure, contracts 
                or other agreements on behalf of registered nurses, 
                licensed practical nurses, certified nursing 
                assistants, home health aides, companions, or 
                homemakers, under which such individuals may provide 
                health care-related or assistive services (including 
                such services provided directly to patients or in 
                support of health care facilities) and receive 
                compensation for such services; and
                    ``(B) satisfies any applicable State licensure 
                requirement.''.
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