,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committees on ,en]gy &  
,comm]ce1 ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 &
 ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to recognize !     
importance ( cl9ical roles ( locum t55s 
physicians1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural 
& ,und]s]v$ ,heal? ,c>e ,/aff+ ,act4    
#b4 ,f$]al recognition ( locum t55s     
cl9ical roles  7a7 ,classification (    
locum t55s physicians  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 = ! purposes 
( a ,f$]al law or program describ$ 9    
subsection 7b71 ) respect to heal?      
s]vices p]=m$ by an individual :o is a  
qualifi$ locum t55s physician or advanc$

 c>e practition]--  7,a7 su* individual 
%all n be consid]$ an employee ( !      
entity on behalf ( :i* ! s]vices are    
p]=m$1 includ+ any contract+ ag5cy or   
payor2  7,b7 su* entity %all n be       
consid]$ an employ] ( su* individual2 & 
7,c7 any remun]ation paid or receiv$ =  
su* s]vices %all be treat$ z remun]ation
 = s]vices p]=m$ by an indep5d5t        
contractor4  7#b7 ,exception = express  
employ]-employee relation%ip ,p>agraph  
7#a7 %all n apply ) respect to any      
s]vices = :i* an individual & a heal?   
c>e facility 7or a contract+ ag5cy act+ 
on behalf ( a heal? c>e facility7       
expressly agree1 9 a writt5 contract1 to
 ent] into an employ]-employee          
relation%ip4  7b7 ,f$]al laws & programs
 describ$ ,! ,f$]al laws & programs     
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq474  7#b7 ,! 
,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq474  7#c7 ,title   
,,vii ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd   

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq474  7#d7  
,! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474  7#e7 ,!     
,family & ,m$ical ,leave ,act 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq474  7#f7 ,!      
,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security  
,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et    
seq474  7#g7 ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq474  7#h7
 ,any program adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 to ! ext5t t  
su* program requires a det]m9ation (    
:e!r an individual is an employee ( a   
heal? c>e facility 7or a contract+ ag5cy
 act+ on behalf ( a heal? c>e facility7 
= program p>ticipation1 c]tification1 or
 compliance purposes4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,qualifi$ locum   
t55s physician or advanc$ c>e           
practition] ,! t]m qualifi$ locum t55s  
physician or advanc$ c>e practition]    
means an individual :o-- 7,a7 provides  
tempor>y m$ical or cl9ical s]vices on a 
locum t55s basis at a s+le site = a     
p]iod n exce$+ #a cont9u\s ye>2  7,b7   

is-- 7i7 a doctor ( m$ic9e1 o/eopa?y1   
d5tal surg]y1 or d5tal m$ic9e legally   
au?oriz$ to practice 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* !  
individual p]=ms su* s]vices2  7ii7 a   
doctor ( podiatric m$ic9e or optometry  
legally au?oriz$ to practice 9 ! ,/ate 9
 :i* ! individual p]=ms su* s]vices2    
7iii7 a physician1 z def9$ 9--  7,i7    
section #ahfa7r7 ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7r772 or      
7,,ii7 section #haja7b7 ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7iv7 a nurse   
practition]1 physician assi/ant1 or     
c]tifi$ regi/]$ nurse ane/heti/2 &  7,c7
 p]=ms su* s]vices pursuant to a writt5 
agreem5t betwe5 ! individual & a heal?  
c>e facility 7or a contract+ ag5cy act+ 
on behalf ( a heal? c>e facility74  7#b7
 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al
 ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & !    
t]ritories & possessions ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to--  7#a7    
affect or preempt ,/ate laws gov]n+     
pr(essional lic5sure or scope (         

practice2  7#b7 alt] ! application ( !  
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7#bf     
,u4,s4,c4 #a et seq471 includ+ !        
imposition1 collection1 or calculation (
 taxes "u subtitle ,c ( su* ,code 7su* z
 taxes "u ! ,f$]al ,insurance           
,contributions ,act or ,f$]al           
,unemploym5t ,tax ,act & relat$ )hold+7 
or "u *apt] #b ( subtitle ,a ( su* ,code
 7self-employm5t tax72  7#c7 alt] !     
def9ition or treatm5t ( ! t]ms wages or 
self-employm5t income1 or ! calculation 
( b5efits1 "u title ,,ii ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et   
seq472  7#d7 affect eligibility =1      
b5efit computation "u1 or contributions 
to any ,f$]al or ,/ate unemploym5t      
comp5sation program2 or  7#e7 alt]      
eligibility = p>ticipation or           
reimbursem5t "u-- 7,a7 ! ,m$ic>e program
 "u title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq472     
7,b7 ! ,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix (
 su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq472
 or  7,c7 any o!r f$]ally support$ heal?

 program4  7e7 ,adm9i/ration ,?is       
section %all be implem5t$1 z applicable1
 by ! heads ( ! ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &      
ag5cies responsible = adm9i/]+ ! ,f$]al 
laws & programs describ$ 9 subsection   
7b74 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all implem5t ?is section )    
respect to ! programs describ$ 9        
subsection 7b77#h74  7f7 ,effective date
 ,?is section %all only apply to s]vices
 p]=m$ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act4 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all      
affect ! int]pretation ( any applicable 
law ) respect to s]vices p]=m$ be=e su* 
date ( enactm5t4  7g7 ,sev]ability ,if  
any provision ( ?is section1 or !       
application ( su* provision to any p]son
 or circum/ance1 is held to be          
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is        
section1 & ! application ( ! rema9+     
provisions1 %all n be affect$4