# 116-hr-7287: To clarify the licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

116-hr-7287, To clarify the licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7287
- Congress: 116
- Title: To clarify the licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes additional health care professionals to perform medical disability examinations as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program. Currently, the pilot program authorizes physicians with current and unrestricted licenses to perform medical disability examinations on persons applying for VA benefits. Under the bill, the following contract health care professionals are authorized to perform such examinations if they meet licensure requirements: physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8556: David Dorn Back the Blue Act
- 116-hr-8506: TEAM Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8333: BUILDER Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8284: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Integrity Act
- 116-hr-8275: Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7287 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7287)

## Related
- [116-hr-8556: David Dorn Back the Blue Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8556)
- [116-hr-8506: TEAM Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8506)
- [116-hr-8345: Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8345)
- [116-hr-8333: BUILDER Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8333)
- [116-hr-8284: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Integrity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8284)
- [116-hr-8275: Reducing Veteran Homelessness Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8275)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7287 (as of 2025-11-18).