House Bill 3262
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017
Active
Passed House on Jul 28, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3262
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
checkPassed on July 28, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6540-6542)
Summary
Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Grow Our Own Directive or G.O.O.D. pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as VA physician assistants.
An individual is eligible to participate in the program if the individual:
- has medical or military health experience gained while serving in the Armed Forces;
- has received a certificate, associate degree, baccalaureate degree, master's degree, or postbaccalaureate training in a science relating to health care;
- has participated in the delivery of health care services or related medical services; and
- does not have a degree of doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, or doctor of dentistry.
The VA shall:
- provide educational assistance to program participants for the costs of obtaining a master's degree in physician assistant studies or a similar master's degree,
- ensure that mentors are available for program participants at each VA facility at which a participant is employed, and
- seek to partner with specified government programs and with appropriate educational institutions that offer degrees in physician assistant studies.
The VA shall:
- establish specified standards to improve the education and hiring of VA physician assistants, and
- implement a national plan for the retention and recruitment of VA physician assistants that includes the adoption of competitive pay standards.
VA physician assistant pay grades are established.
July 31, 2017
July 28, 2017
July 28, 2017
July 17, 2017
07/31/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
07/28/2017
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
07/28/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/28/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6540-6542)
07/28/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6540-6542)
07/28/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3262.
07/28/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6540-6543)
07/28/2017
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/28/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 192.
07/28/2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-267.
07/19/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/19/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
07/17/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
07/17/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
07/17/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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