H.R. 5224 · 113th Congress
RDOCS-VA Act of 2014
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Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, to carry out a scholarship program to provide for the increased availability of physicians who…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 28, 2014
Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, to carry out a scholarship program to provide for the increased availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at VA medical facilities, which shall be known as the Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships-Veterans Affairs (RDOCS-VA) program.
Directs the Secretary, under such program, to award not less than 400 scholarships covering all tuition and costs for an undergraduate medical education for a period of study not exceeding 48 consecutive months, and a cost-of-living stipend, to selected individuals who agree to:
- be admitted into and maintain enrollment in a participating undergraduate medical program in the scholar's state of residence,
- maintain a minimum level of academic standing,
- complete an accredited residency training program in a primary care specialty,
- become licensed to practice medicine in the scholar's state of residence,
- receive and maintain board certification in a primary care specialty, and
- complete a five-year post-graduate period of employment by the VA performing primary care services.
Directs the Secretary to give preference to applicants who: (1) are enrolled in an accelerated track family-medicine program, or (2) elect to complete the five-year period of employment at a VA facility that the Secretary designates as having an urgent need for primary care physicians.
Sets forth provisions regarding such scholar's liability for breach of agreement.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: RDOCS-VA Act of 2014
Also known as: Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014
Latest action (Aug 15, 2014): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 28, 2014
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.