Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act

Bill: 114-hr-4150
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2015-12-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health personnel

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Received in the Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to modify the hours of employment for a full-time VA physician or physician assistant to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period if the total of such employee's hours of employment in a calendar year does not exceed 2,080 hours.</p>

action_date: 2016-11-14
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to modify the hours of employment for a full-time VA physician or physician assistant to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period if the total of such employee's hours of employment in a calendar year does not exceed 2,080 hours.</p> <p> A physician or physician assistant may not accrue overtime by reason of such modified hours of employment. </p>

action_date: 2016-12-06
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act </strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the advanced written request of a covered physician, to modify the hours of employment for a full-time VA physician to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period.</p> <p>For purpose of determining pay, such a physician shall be deemed to have a biweekly employment schedule of 80 hours. </p> <p>A physician with an irregular work schedule must account for at least 2,080 employment hours (through work or use of leave or paid time off) in a calendar year. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4150 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2015 Mr. Ruiz (for himself and Mr. Wenstrup ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act . 2. Modification of hours of employment for physicians and physician assistants employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7423(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (a) The hours and inserting (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the hours ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary may modify the hours of employment for a physician or physician assistant appointed in the Administration under any provision of this chapter on a full-time basis to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period if the total hours of employment for such employee in a calendar year does not exceed 2,080 hours. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 635 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4150 [Report No. 114–811] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2015 Mr. Ruiz (for himself and Mr. Wenstrup ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs November 14, 2016 Additional sponsor: Mr. Schrader November 14, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 1, 2015 A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act . 2. Modification of hours of employment for physicians and physician assistants employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7423(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (a) The hours and inserting (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the hours ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary may modify the hours of employment for a physician or physician assistant appointed in the Administration under any provision of this chapter on a full-time basis to be more than or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period if the total hours of employment for such employee in a calendar year does not exceed 2,080 hours. No physician or physician assistant may accrue overtime by reason of modified hours of employment authorized under this paragraph. .

November 14, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4150 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2016 Received AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of employment of physicians employed on a full-time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act . 2. Modification of hours of employment for physicians employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7423(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (a) The hours and inserting (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the hours ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) Upon the advance written request of a covered physician, the Secretary may modify the hours of employment for a physician appointed in the Administration under any provision of this chapter on a full-time basis to be more or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period, subject to the requirements in subparagraph (B). For the purpose of determining pay, such a physician shall be deemed to have a biweekly schedule of 80 hours of employment. (B) A physician with an irregular work schedule established under subparagraph (A) shall be obligated to account for at least 2,080 hours of employment (through performance of work or use of leave or paid time off) in a calendar year. (C) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to implement this paragraph, including regulations making adjustments to address the annual hours requirement for physicians who are covered by this paragraph for only a portion of a calendar year. .

Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4150 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of employment of physicians employed on a full-time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act . 2. Modification of hours of employment for physicians employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7423(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (a) The hours and inserting (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the hours ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) Upon the advance written request of a covered physician, the Secretary may modify the hours of employment for a physician appointed in the Administration under any provision of this chapter on a full-time basis to be more or less than 80 hours in a biweekly pay period, subject to the requirements in subparagraph (B). For the purpose of determining pay, such a physician shall be deemed to have a biweekly schedule of 80 hours of employment. (B) A physician with an irregular work schedule established under subparagraph (A) shall be obligated to account for at least 2,080 hours of employment (through performance of work or use of leave or paid time off) in a calendar year. (C) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to implement this paragraph, including regulations making adjustments to address the annual hours requirement for physicians who are covered by this paragraph for only a portion of a calendar year. .

Passed the House of Representatives December 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.