119-S2167
Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025
Last action was on 6-25-2025
SenateCurrent status is Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2167
1. Short title2. Expansion of authority to furnish medical benefits1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025".
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) Orders by nurse practitioners and physician assistants - 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.