Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer.
Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship.
The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service Network visits, at least annually, each allopathic and osteopathic teaching institution with a graduate medical education program within the Network to recruit individuals for the Veterans Health Administration.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-27 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-16 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2016-06-16 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |