,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bafg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be      
7legislative day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,mr4 
,hickenlooper 7for himself1 ,mrs4       
,blackburn1 and ,mrs4 ,murray7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
permit nurse practitioners and physician
 assistants to furnish necessary        
services1 appliances1 and supplies to   
individuals receiving medical benefits  
for illnesses4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,health ,care  
for ,energy ,workers ,act of #bjbe4  #b4
 ,expansion of authority to furnish     
medical benefits ,section #cfbi of the  
,energy ,employees ,occupational        
,illness ,compensation ,program ,act of 
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gchdt7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsections 7c7 through 7f7 as          
subsections 7d7 through 7g71            

respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,orders by nurse   
practitioners and physician assistants  
,for purposes of subsections 7a7 and    
7b71 a nurse practitioner or physician  
assistant1 acting within the scope of   
their practice under ,state law and in  
accordance with such regulations and    
instructions as the ,president deems    
necessary1 may prescribe1 recommend1 or 
order services1 appliances1 and supplies
 for an individual receiving medical    
benefits under this section for an      
illness4  4