To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
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Summary
Podiatric Medical Director is established as a senior VA leadership position that reports to the Under Secretary for Health. The law also explicitly names podiatrists in the VA pay grade list as "PODIATRIST (DPM)".
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- VA podiatry leadership: creates a Podiatric Medical Director who must be a qualified doctor of podiatric medicine and who is responsible to the Under Secretary for Health for operating the Podiatric Service.
- Classification and pay: inserts "podiatrists" into the VA pay provisions and changes the pay heading to "PODIATRIST (DPM)" to clarify their classification and pay framework.
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New VA podiatry director and pay title
The law creates a Podiatric Medical Director at VA. The director must be a doctor of podiatric medicine and reports to the Under Secretary for Health. VA pay rules now name podiatrists and use the title "PODIATRIST (DPM)." These changes take effect upon enactment and guide staffing and classification for VA podiatrists.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
IN • D
Sponsored 4/14/2021
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2021
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/25/2021
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