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Treatment of psychologists

Title VI: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers · Subtitle C: Staffing Matters

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Psychologists will be officially recognized as employees under a specific federal employment category for veterans' health care. They will also be included in contracts aimed at recruiting scarce medical specialists.

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Section Text · Sec. 631.

(a) Treatment as title

Section 7401 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1), by inserting psychologists, after chiropractors, ; and

(2)

in paragraph (3), by striking psychologists, .

(b) Inclusion in contracts for scarce medical specialist services

Section 7409(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting psychologists, after chiropractors, .