# 114-hr-6276: Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016

114-hr-6276, Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] (R-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6276
- Congress: 114
- Title: Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Physician Shortage Minimization Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify, for employment tax purposes, certain physicians who provide medical services for a temporary period (locum tenens physicians) as independent contractors rather than as employees.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6277: Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6226: PUSH Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6047: Taiwan Travel Act
- 114-hr-5945: Ready to Work Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5879: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities.
- 114-hr-5727: Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-6276 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6276)

## Related
- [114-hr-6277: Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6277)
- [114-hr-6226: PUSH Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6226)
- [114-hr-6047: Taiwan Travel Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6047)
- [114-hr-5945: Ready to Work Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5945)
- [114-hr-5879: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5879)
- [114-hr-5727: Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5727)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6276 (as of 2025-11-18).