,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #af1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,owens introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,workforce  ,a ,,bill    
,to classify qualified locum tenens     
professionals and advanced care         
practitioners as independent contractors
 for the purposes of the ,fair ,labor   
,standards ,act of #aich and the        
,national ,labor ,relations ,act4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,reinforcing ,underserved1 ,rural1  
and ,local ,healthcare ,act or the      
,,rural ,healthcare ,act4  #b4          
,classification of qualified locum      
tenens professionals and advanced care  
practitioners as independent contractors
 under ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of  
#aich and ,national ,labor ,relations   
,act  7a7 ,in general ,for the purposes 
of the following ,federal laws1 an      
individual who is a qualified locum     
tenens professional or advanced care    

practitioner shall not be considered an 
employee of the entity on behalf of     
which the individual furnishes physician
 or advanced care practitioner services 
on a temporary basis1 whether or not    
provided as a substitute for another    
provider3  7#a7 ,the ,fair ,labor       
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bja et seq474  7#b7 ,the ,national     
,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aea et seq474  7b7 ,qualified locum    
tenens professional or advanced care    
practitioner defined ,in this section1  
the term qualified locum tenens         
professional or advanced care           
practitioner means an individual who--  
7#a7 provides temporary physician or    
advanced care practitioner services1    
including for workforce coverage1       
scheduling flexibility1 or episodic     
staffing needs--  7,a7 for a period of  
not more than one continuous year at a  
single site of service2 and  7,b7       
pursuant to a written contract providing
 that the individual will not be treated

 as an employee with respect to such    
services2 and  7#b7 is-- 7,a7 a         
physician1 as defined in--  7i7 section 
#ahfa7r7 of the ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7r772 or  7ii7     
section #haja7b7 of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code2 or  7,b7 a nurse         
practitioner1 physician's assistant1 or 
certified registered nurse anesthetist4