Federal employees would be allowed to seek treatment for work-related injuries, including Covid-19, from physician assistants or nurse practitioners under H.R. 6087.
US government workers are eligible for benefits under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA) — including medical expenses, disability payments, and survivors benefits — if there’s a demonstrable link between their federal employment and their injury or illness.
Current law prohibits physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) — nonphysician providers who can generally diagnose illnesses and develop and prescribe treatment — from being reimbursed for care for FECA claimants, or from providing medical evidence to support ...
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