Congress 115 - HR 6539 - Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act

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Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Licensing and registrations Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

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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.

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Jul 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 26, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 26, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 26, 2018

Introduced in House

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