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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2167 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2167
To permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to furnish
necessary services, appliances, and supplies to individuals receiving
medical benefits for illnesses.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025
Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mrs. Murray)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to furnish
necessary services, appliances, and supplies to individuals receiving
medical benefits for illnesses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care for Energy Workers Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO FURNISH MEDICAL BENEFITS.
Section 3629 of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384t) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) Orders by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.--For
purposes of subsections (a) and (b), a nurse practitioner or physician
assistant, acting within the scope of their practice under State law
and in accordance with such regulations and instructions as the
President deems necessary, may prescribe, recommend, or order services,
appliances, and supplies for an individual receiving medical benefits
under this section for an illness.''.
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