To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Department of Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Employment Act - Authorizes the appointment of, and provision of medical care by, chiropractors within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Includes chiropractors within VHA provisions concerning: (1) qualifications of appointees, periods of appointment, and pay grades; (2) temporary and part-time appointments; (3) residencies and internships; (4) malpractice and negligence protection; (5) treatment as scarce medical specialists for contracting purposes; (6) reimbursement for continuing professional education expenses; and (7) collective bargaining exemptions.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Became Public Law No: 108-170.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1208-1209)
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
-Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2357, Section 2.
-Similar provision incorporated. See S. 1156, Title III, Section 302.
-See Public Law 108-170.
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