Sec. 11. Improvements to authority for performance of medical disabilities examinations by contract physicians
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Subsection
(c)of section 704 of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 ( 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2015 and inserting December 31, 2017 . Such section 704 is further amended— by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (e); and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following new subsection (d): Notwithstanding any law regarding the licensure of physicians, a physician described in paragraph
(2)may conduct an examination pursuant to a contract entered into under subsection
(b)at any location in any State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, so long as the examination is within the scope of the authorized duties under such contract. A physician described in this paragraph is a physician who— has a current unrestricted license to practice the health care profession of the physician; is not barred from practicing such health care profession in any State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and is performing authorized duties for the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to a contract entered into under subsection (b). . Section 504 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 ( 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and (e), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection (c): Notwithstanding any law regarding the licensure of physicians, a physician described in paragraph
(2)may conduct an examination pursuant to a contract entered into under subsection
(a)at any location in any State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, so long as the examination is within the scope of the authorized duties under such contract. A physician described in this paragraph is a physician who— has a current unrestricted license to practice the health care profession of the physician; is not barred from practicing such health care profession in any State, the District of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and is performing authorized duties for the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to a contract entered into under subsection (a). .
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Improvements to authority for performance of medical disabilities examinations by contract physicians
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