United States 115th Congress Status: Died Bipartisan · 12 R · 12 D cosponsors

HR 1058 — VA Provider Equity Act

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Summary

VA Provider Equity Act (Sec. 2) This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VA surgeons, physicians, and dentists. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the extension date from September 30, 2027, to September 30, 2026, for the $90 per month limit on a VA pension paid to veterans residing in nursing homes when their nursing costs are paid through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.

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The changes in the bill include the addition of a reference indicating that it was received in the Senate on July 25, 2017, and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Additionally, a notation indicating the bill's prior status as "Engrossed in House" has been removed. This matters because it reflects the bill's progress in the legislative process and its transition from the House to the Senate for further consideration.

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1058 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
1058 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
1058 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1058 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 25, 2017 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Clerk.
KAREN L.
115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
HAAS, Clerk.
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1058 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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Minors, incompetents, and other wards · 38 U.S.C. ch. 55 1 section
  • § 5503 Hospitalized veterans and estates of incompetent institutionalized veterans Amends

    38 U.S.C. § 5503 — at 5503(d)(7)

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    (a) (1) (A) Where any veteran having neither spouse nor child is being furnished domiciliary care by the Department, no pension in excess of $90 per month shall be paid to or for the veteran for any period after the end of the third full calendar month following the month of admission for such care. (B) Except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, where any veteran having neither spouse nor child is being furnished nursing home care by the Department, no pension in excess of $90 per month shall be paid to or for the veteran for any period after the end of the third full calendar month following the month of admission for such care. Any amount in excess of $90 per month to which the veteran would be entitled but for the application of the preceding sentence shall be deposited in a revolving fund at the Department medical facility which furnished the veteran nursing care, and such amount shall be available for obligation without fiscal year limitation to help defray operating expenses of that facility. (C) No pension in excess of $90 per month shall be paid to or for a veteran having neither spouse nor child for any period after the month in which such veteran is readmitted for care described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph and furnished by the Department if such veteran is readmitted within six months of a period of care in connection with which pension was reduced pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph. (D) In the case of a veteran being furnished nursing home care by the Department and with respect to whom subparagraph (B) of this paragraph requires a reduction in pension, such reduction shall not be made for a period of up to three additional calendar months after the last day of the third month referred to in such subparagraph if the Secretary determines that the primary purpose for the furnishing of such care during such additional period is for the Department to provide such veteran with a prescribed program of rehabilitation services, under chapter 17 of this title, designed to restore such veteran’s ability to function within such veteran’s family and community. If the Secretary determines that it is necessary, after such period, for the veteran to continue such program of rehabilitation services in order to achieve the purposes of such program and that the primary purpose of furnishing nursing home care to the veteran continues to be the provision of such program to the veteran, the reduction in pension required by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall not be made for the number of calendar months that the Secretary determines is necessary for the veteran to achieve the purposes of such program. (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall also apply to a veteran being furnished such care who has a spouse but whose pension is payable under section 1521(b) of this title. In such a case, the Secretary may apportion and pay to the spouse, upon an affirmative showing of hardship, all or any part of the amounts in excess of the amount payable to the veteran while being furnished such care which would be payable to the veteran if pension were payable under section 1521(c) of this title. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other provision of law, no reduction shall be made in the pension of any veteran for any part of the period during which the veteran is furnished hospital treatment, or institutional or domiciliary care, for Hansen’s disease, by the United States or any political subdivision thereof. (c) Where any veteran in receipt of an aid and attendance allowance described in subsection (r) or (t) of section 1114 of this title is hospitalized at Government expense, such allowance shall be discontinued from the first day of the second calendar month which begins after the date of the veteran’s admission for such hospitalization for so long as such hospitalization continues. Any discontinuance required by administrative regulation, during hospitalizati...

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Veterans health administration—personnel · 38 U.S.C. ch. 74 1 section
  • § 7404 Grades and pay scales Amends

    38 U.S.C. § 7404 — at 7404(b)

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    (a) (1) (A) The annual rates or ranges of rates of basic pay for positions provided in section 1 7306 and 7401(4) of this title shall be prescribed from time to time by Executive order as authorized by chapter 53 of title 5 or as otherwise authorized by law. (B) Section 5377 of title 5 shall apply to a position under section 7306 or 7401(4) of this title as if such position were included in the definition of “position” in section 5377(a) of title 5. (2) (A) The pay of physicians, podiatrists, optometrists, and dentists serving in positions to which an Executive order applies under paragraph (1) shall be determined under subchapter III of this chapter instead of such Executive order. (B) The basic pay of registered nurses and physician assistants serving in positions to which an Executive order applies under paragraph (1) may be determined under subchapter IV of this chapter instead of such Executive order. Such positions shall not otherwise be covered by such subchapter, except with respect to bonuses under section 7452 or 7458 or special pay under subsection (g) of such section 7452. (3) (A) The rate of basic pay for a position to which an Executive order applies under paragraph (1) and is not described by paragraph (2) shall be set in accordance with section 5382 of title 5 as if such position were a Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5). (B) A rate of basic pay for a position may not be set under subparagraph (A) in excess of— (i) in the case the position is not described in clause (ii), the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule; or (ii) in the case that the position is covered by a performance appraisal system that meets the certification criteria established by regulation under section 5307(d) of title 5, the rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule. (C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 5307 of title 5, the Secretary may make any certification under that subsection instead of the Office of Personnel Management and without concurrence of the Office of Management and Budget. (b) The grades for positions provided for in paragraph (1) of section 7401 of this title shall be as follows. The annual ranges of rates of basic pay for those grades shall be prescribed from time to time by Executive order as authorized by chapter 53 of title 5 or as otherwise authorized by law: physician and surgeon (md/do), podiatrist (dpm), optometrist (od), and dentist and oral surgeon (dds, dmd) schedule Physician and surgeon grade. Podiatrist grade optometrist grade.2 Dentist grade. nurse schedule Nurse V. Nurse IV. Nurse III. Nurse II. Nurse I. clinical chiropractor schedule Chief grade. Senior grade. Intermediate grade. Full grade. Associate grade. (c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7425(a) of this title, a person appointed under section 7306 or 7401(4) of this title or in a covered executive position under section 7401(1) of this title shall be deemed to be a career appointee for the purposes of section 4507 of title 5. (2) In this subsection, the term “covered executive position” means a position that the Secretary has determined is of equivalent rank to a Senior Executive Service position (as such term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5) and is subject to an agency performance management system. (d) Except as provided under subsection (e), subchapter III, and section 7457 of this title, and except for individuals appointed under sections 7401(4) and 7306 of this title, pay for positions for which basic pay is paid under this section may not be paid at a rate in excess of the rate of basic pay authorized by section 5316 of title 5 for positions in Level V of the Executive Schedule. (e) The position of Chief Nursing Officer, Office of Nursing Services, shall be exempt from the provisions of section 7451 of this title and shall be paid basic pay at a rate determined by the Secretary, not to e...

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The bill extends the reduction period of pension for veterans covered by Medicaid plans through September 30, 2026.

  • 38 U.S.C. § 5503

    September 30, 2024 → September 30, 2026

    The deadline for the reduction in pension amount is extended by two years.

Action History

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  2. Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  3. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6171-6172)

  4. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1058.

  5. At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walz objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

  6. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6198)

  7. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6171)

  8. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6171)

  9. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  10. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  11. Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

  12. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  13. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  14. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  15. Introduced in House

  16. Introduced in House

  17. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1058 do?
VA Provider Equity Act (Sec. 2) This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VA surgeons, physicians, and dentists. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the extension date from September 30, 2027, to September 30, 2026, for the $90 per month limit on a VA pension paid to veterans residing in nursing homes when their nursing costs are paid through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.
Who sponsors HR 1058?
HR 1058 is sponsored by Abraham, Ralph Lee (Republican), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Ruiz, Raul (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Kuster, Ann M. (Democratic), Kinzinger, Adam (Republican), Heck, Denny (Democratic), Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Trott, David A. (Republican), Blum, Rod (Republican), Loebsack, David (Democratic), Blumenauer, Earl (Democratic), Love, Mia B. (Republican), Stewart, Chris (Republican), King, Steve (Republican), Himes, James A. (Democratic), Young, David (Republican), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Turner, Michael R. (Republican), Higgins, Clay (Republican), DeFazio, Peter A. (Democratic), Curbelo, Carlos (Republican), and Wenstrup, Brad R. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 1058?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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