Extends and expands eligibility for VA disability exam providers.
This bill expands who can perform VA medical disability exams and extends the temporary rules for contract health care professionals. These rules, which allow professionals to practice across state lines, would now last until September 30, 2031, instead of ending on December 31, 2025. This aims to maintain veterans' access to these important evaluations.
Today, only specific types of contract health care professionals (like physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists) can perform VA medical disability exams under temporary rules, and this authority is set to end on December 31, 2025. After this bill, the types of eligible professionals would expand to a broader group of "health care professionals" who meet VA eligibility and licensing rules. This temporary authority would also be extended until September 30, 2031.
S 3703 · 119th Congress · January 27, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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