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Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
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Committee
Latest Action · December 2, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8450-8451)
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
December 2, 2025
Cosponsors (10)
8D 2R
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This bill expands the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to provide covered medical services to federal workers injured on the job, a role currently limited mainly to physicians. It amends federal law to formally define these providers as "other eligible providers" and updates related sections covering medical examinations, treatment authorizations, and dispute resolution processes to include them alongside physicians. The change affects federal employees who are injured at work and rely on workers' compensation benefits, potentially making it easier and faster for them to access medical care, especially in areas where physicians may be scarce. The bill requires the Secretary of Labor to finalize implementing regulations within six months of the law's enactment. Overall, the legislation aims to modernize the federal workers' compensation system by recognizing the expanded roles nurse practitioners and physician assistants already play in healthcare delivery.

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