II
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1445
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 1, 2013
Mr. Pryor introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
National Health Service Corps
Improvement Act of 2013
.
Participation of optometrists in National Health Service Corps
Primary health care services
Section 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d) is amended—
in subsection
(a)(3)(D), by striking or mental health,
and inserting
optometry, or mental health,
; and
in subsection
(b)(2), by striking and physician assistants
and inserting
optometrists, and physician assistants
.
Scholarship program
Section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) is amended—
in subsection
(a)(1), by striking and physician assistants
and inserting
optometrists, and physician assistants
; and
in subsection
(b)(1), by striking or other health profession
and inserting
optometry, or other health profession
.
Loan repayment program
Participation
Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 ) is amended—
in
subsection (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants
and
inserting optometrists, and physician assistants
;
in
subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking or another health profession
and inserting optometry, or another health profession
;
and
in
subsections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking the term or other
health profession each place such term appears and inserting
optometry, or other health profession
.
Period of obligated service
Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 338C(b)(5)(C)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254m(b)(5)(C)) are amended by
striking the term or other health profession each place such term
appears and inserting optometry, or other health
profession
.
