To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Establishes within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services, who shall report to the VHA's Under Secretary for Health on all matters relating to the education and training, employment, appropriate utilization, and optimal participation of physician assistants within VHA programs and initiatives.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that an individual is serving in such position no later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2790 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2790

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of 
Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under 
               Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2007

Mr. Hare (for himself and Mr. Moran of Kansas) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of 
Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under 
               Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECTOR OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SERVICES AT 
              VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    Section 7306(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following new paragraph (9):
            ``(9) The Director of Physician Assistant Services, who 
        shall be a qualified physician assistant who shall report to 
        the Under Secretary for Health on all matters relating to the 
        education and training, employment, appropriate utilization, 
        and optimal participation of physician assistants within the 
        programs and initiatives of the Administration. The Director of 
        Physician Assistant Services shall serve in a full-time 
        capacity at the Central Office of the Department.''.
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