,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbj,mr4 
,bost introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
clarify the licensure requirements for  
contractor medical professionals to     
perform medical disability examinations 
for the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs4  #a4 ,clarification of        
licensure requirements for contractor   
medical professionals to perform medical
 disability examinations for the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,subsection 7c7 of section #ejd of the  
,veterans' ,benefits ,improvements ,act 
of #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is amended to read
 as follows3  7c7 ,licensure of contract
 health care professionals  7#a7 ,in    
general ,notwithstanding any law        
regarding the licensure of health care  
professionals1 a health care            
professional described in paragraph 7#b7

 may conduct an examination pursuant to 
a contract entered into under subsection
 7a7 at any location in any ,state1 the 
,district of ,columbia1 or a            
,commonwealth1 territory1 or possession 
of the ,united ,states1 so long as the  
examination is within the scope of the  
authorized duties under such contract4  
7#b7 ,health care professional described
 ,a health care professional described  
in this paragraph is a physician1       
physician assistant1 nurse practitioner1
 audiologist1 or psychologist1 who--    
7,a7 has a current unrestricted license 
to practice the health care profession  
of the physician1 physician assistant1  
nurse practitioner1 audiologist1 or     
psychologist1 as the case may be2  7,b7 
is not barred from practicing such      
health care profession in any ,state1   
the ,district of ,columbia1 or a        
,commonwealth1 territory1 or possession 
of the ,united ,states2 and  7,c7 is    
performing authorized duties for the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       

pursuant to a contract entered into     
under subsection 7a74  4