Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 17, 2017)
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.
What just happenedJul 31, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Referred in SenateJul 31, 2017
- Engrossed in HouseJul 28, 2017
- Reported in HouseJul 28, 2017
- Introduced in HouseJul 17, 2017
- Jul 31, 2017IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 28, 2017FloorH38800
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 28, 2017FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 28, 2017FloorH37300
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6540-6542)
- Jul 28, 2017Floor8000
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)
- Jul 28, 2017FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3262.
- Jul 28, 2017FloorH30000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6540-6543)
- Jul 28, 2017FloorH30300
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 28, 2017CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 192.
- Jul 28, 2017CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-267.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 28, 2017Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-267.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 19, 2017Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 19, 2017Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 17, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 17, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 17, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House