H.R. 5501 · 114th Congress
Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Beto O’Rourke
- Introduced
- 2016-06-16
- Latest action
- 2016-06-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer.
Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship.
The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.