United States HR 6087: Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Bill Text

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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 6087
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes
of workers’ compensation under such chapter, services by physician as-
sistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself and Mr. WALBERG) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
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 prac-
titioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Access to 4
Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers 5
Act’’. 6
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE 1
PRACTITIONERS IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ 2
COMPENSATION ACT. 3
(a) INCLUSION.—Section 8101 of title 5, United 4
States Code, is amended— 5
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, other eligi-6
ble providers,’’ after ‘‘osteopathic practitioners’’; 7
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 8
(18) and (19); 9
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-10
graph (20) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 11
(4) by adding at the end the following: 12
‘‘(21) ‘other eligible provider’ means a nurse 13
practitioner or physician assistant within the scope 14
of their practice as defined by State law.’’. 15
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 81 of 16
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 17
(1) in section 8103(a)— 18
(A) by inserting ‘‘or other eligible pro-19
vider’’ after ‘‘physician’’ in each instance; and 20
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or 21
other eligible providers’’ after ‘‘physicians’’; 22
(2) in section 8121(6), by inserting ‘‘or other 23
eligible provider’’ after ‘‘physician’’; and 24
(3) in section 8123(a)— 25
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or other eligible pro-1
vider’’ after ‘‘The employee may have a physi-2
cian’’; and 3
(B) by inserting ‘‘or other eligible pro-4
vider’’ after ‘‘United States and the physician’’. 5
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after 6
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall final-7
ize rules to carry out the amendments made by this Act. 8
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