A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to increase efficiency in the recruitment and hiring by the Department of Veterans Affairs of health care workers that are undergoing separation from the Armed Forces, to create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals of the Department, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3417| Senate
| Updated: 9/6/2018
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (6)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a Docs-to-Doctors Program to recruit individuals separating from the Armed Forces who served in a health care capacity in the Armed Forces. The VA shall also implement a uniform credentialing process for certain health care employees of the Veterans Health Administration and advanced practice registered nurses.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to increase efficiency in the recruitment and hiring by the Department of Veterans Affairs of health care workers that are undergoing separation from the Armed Forces, to create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals of the Department, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3417| Senate
| Updated: 9/6/2018
Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a Docs-to-Doctors Program to recruit individuals separating from the Armed Forces who served in a health care capacity in the Armed Forces. The VA shall also implement a uniform credentialing process for certain health care employees of the Veterans Health Administration and advanced practice registered nurses.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Cosponsors (6)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care