,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gfd #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hcdg
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hfg ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#af1 #bjbf,mr4 ,owens introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce  ,november #b1               
#bjbf;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4         
,grothman  ,november #b1 #bjbf,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,april #af1 #bjbf  ,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 the     
provision of 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    
assistant1 or certified registered nurse
 anesthetist4  ,november #b1            
#bjbf,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      

,union1 and ordered to be printed