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substantiveJun 8, 2022 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 6087 — Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Expands the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in providing services to injured federal workers.
  • House passed it on Jun 8, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2022 This bill expands the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in providing services to injured federal workers under the federal workers' compensation program. Specifically, under the program, nurse practitioners and physician assistants acting within the scope of their practice may (1) prescribe or recommend treatment for injured federal workers; (2) certify the nature of an injury and probable extent of disability; (3) provide prescribed treatment for injured federal workers; and (4) participate, with a physician designated by the Department of Labor, in a mandatory workers' compensation examination of an injured worker. In general, only physicians may fulfill these roles under current law.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea325

Democrat: 212 · Republican: 113

Nay83

Democrat: 2 · Republican: 81

Present0

Not Voting19

Democrat: 5 · Republican: 14

How each member voted (427)

Yea (325)

Nay (83)

Not Voting (19)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.