,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ai1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,tuberville 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to recognize nurse registries  
for purposes of the ,veterans ,community
 ,care ,program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,veterans ,homecare ,choice
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,recognition of    
nurse registries for purposes of        
,veterans ,community ,care ,program     
,section #agjc of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and   
7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7  
the following new paragraph3  7#e7 ,any 
nurse registry1 including any registered

 nurse1 licensed practical nurse1       
certified nursing assistant1 home health
 aide1 companion1 or homemaker          
furnishing services through a nurse     
registry4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection    
7q71 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#c7 ,the term nurse    
registry means a person that-- 7,a7     
procures1 or attempts to procure1       
contracts or other agreements on behalf 
of registered nurses1 licensed practical
 nurses1 certified nursing assistants1  
home health aides1 companions1 or       
homemakers1 under which such individuals
 may provide health care-related or     
assistive services 7including such      
services provided directly to patients  
or in support of health care facilities7
 and receive compensation for such      
services2 and  7,b7 satisfies any       
applicable ,state licensure requirement4
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