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38 U.S. Code § 7401 - Appointments in Veterans Health Administration | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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38 U.S. Code § 7401 - Appointments in Veterans Health Administration
Appointments in Veterans Health Administration
(Added Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(b)(2), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 222; amended Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(c)(1), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1984; Pub. L. 108–170, title III, §§ 301(a)(1), 302(a), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2054, 2057; Pub. L. 108–422, title V, § 502, Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2396; Pub. L. 109–461, title II, § 201(a), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3409; Pub. L. 111–163, title VI, § 601(a), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1167; Pub. L. 114–58, title VI, § 601(23), Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 539; Pub. L. 114–256, § 4(a)(1), Dec. 14, 2016, 130 Stat. 1347; Pub. L. 115–41, title II, § 207(a), June 23, 2017, 131 Stat. 877.)
2016—Par. (3). Pub. L. 114–256 inserted “licensed hearing aid specialists,” after “Audiologists,” in introductory provisions.
2015—Par. (3)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 114–58 struck out “that” before “would otherwise receive”.
2010—Par. (3). Pub. L. 111–163 inserted “nurse assistants,” after “licensed practical or vocational nurses,”, substituted “blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists, and such other classes of health care occupations as the Secretary considers necessary for the recruitment and retention needs of the Department subject to the following requirements:” for “and blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists.”, and added subpars. (A) to (C).
2006—Par. (3). Pub. L. 109–461 inserted “marriage and family therapists, licensed professional mental health counselors,” after “social workers,”.
2004—Par. (3). Pub. L. 108–422 substituted “technologists, dental hygienists, dental assistants” for “and dental technologists” and “technologists, therapeutic radiologic technologists, social workers, blind rehabilitation specialists, and blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists” for “technicians, therapeutic radiologic technicians, and social workers”.
2003—Pub. L. 108–170, § 302(a)(1), substituted “health” for “medical” in introductory provisions.
Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–170, § 302(a)(2), inserted “chiropractors,” after “podiatrists,”.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 108–170, § 301(a)(1)(A), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “Psychologists (other than those described in paragraph (3)), dietitians, and other scientific and professional personnel, such as microbiologists, chemists, biostatisticians, and medical and dental technologists.”
Par. (3). Pub. L. 108–170, § 301(a)(1)(B), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “Clinical or counseling psychologists who hold diplomas as diplomates in psychology from an accrediting authority approved by the Secretary, certified or registered respiratory therapists, licensed physical therapists, licensed practical or vocational nurses, pharmacists, and occupational therapists.”
Pub. L. 115–46, title II, § 207, Aug. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 964, provided that:
“The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a program to encourage an individual who serves in the Armed Forces with a military occupational specialty relating to the provision of health care to seek employment with the Veterans Health Administration when the individual has been discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces or is contemplating separating from such service.”
Pub. L. 115–46, title II, § 209, Aug. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 965, provided that:
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to human resources professionals of the Veterans Health Administration training on how to best recruit and retain employees of the Veterans Health Administration, including with respect to any recruitment and retention matters that are unique to the Veterans Health Administration pursuant to chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, or other provisions of law.
“(b)Virtual Training.—
Training provided under this section shall be provided virtually.
“(c)Amount of Training.—The Secretary shall ensure that each human resources professional of the Veterans Health Administration receives the training described in subsection (a)—
as soon as practicable after being hired by the Secretary as a human resources professional; and
“(d)Certification.—
The Secretary shall require that each human resources professional of the Veterans Health Administration, upon the completion of the training described in subsection (a), certifies that the professional received the training and understands the information provided by the training.
Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the training described in subsection (a), including the cost of providing such training and the number of human resources professionals who received such training during the year covered by the report.”
Pub. L. 115–46, title II, § 210, Aug. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 965, provided that:
“(a)Plan.—
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 12, 2017], the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and implement a plan to hire highly qualified directors for each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs that lacks a permanent director as of the date of the plan.
“(b)Priority.—
The Secretary shall prioritize under the plan developed under subsection (a) the hiring of directors for medical centers that have not had a permanent director for the longest periods.
“(c)Matters Included.—The plan developed under subsection (a) shall include the following:
A deadline to hire directors of medical centers of the Department as described in such subsection.
“(d)Submittal of Plan.—
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 12, 2017], the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives the plan developed under subsection (a).
“(e)Semiannual Reports.—
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing a list of each medical center of the Department that lacks a permanent director as of the date of the report.”
Pub. L. 114–256, § 4(b), (c), Dec. 14, 2016, 130 Stat. 1347, 1348, provided that:
“(b)Requirements.—With respect to appointing hearing aid specialists under sections 7401 and 7402 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), and providing services furnished by such specialists, the Secretary [of Veterans Affairs] shall ensure that—
In determining the qualifications required for hearing aid specialists and in carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with veterans service organizations, audiologists, otolaryngologists, hearing aid specialists, and other stakeholder and industry groups as the Secretary determines appropriate.”
Pub. L. 108–170, title III, § 301(a)(2), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2055, provided that:
“Personnel appointed to the Veterans Health Administration before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 6, 2003] who are in an occupational category of employees specified in paragraph (3) of section 7401 of title 38, United States Code, by reason of the amendment made by paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection [amending this section] shall, as of such date, be deemed to have been appointed to the Administration under such paragraph (3).”