# 119-hr-8272: To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act.

119-hr-8272, To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8272
- Congress: 119
- Title: To classify qualified locum tenens professionals and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the National Labor Relations Act.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Classifies qualified locum tenens professionals and certain advanced care practitioners as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act.** This bill would make those temporary clinicians not employees of the site where they provide services when they meet its conditions. - Workers: Locum tenens clinicians and the listed advanced practitioners would be treated as independent contractors for federal wage and labor laws when they meet the bill's criteria. This covers physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. - Employers: Hospitals, clinics, and staffing entities would not be required to treat those clinicians as employees under the two federal statutes when the clinicians meet the conditions in the bill. - Qualification rules: To qualify the placement must be temporary, limited to no more than one continuous year at a single site, and supported by a written contract stating the individual is not an employee.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Locum clinicians classified as contractors: cost, high. This bill would say certain locum tenens clinicians and advanced care practitioners are independent contractors for the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act. To qualify, you would have to provide temporary services at one site for no more than one continuous year and have a…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8272 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8272)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-3105: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3105)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8272 (as of 2026-09-21).