2018 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits
Part V - Boards, Administrations, and Services
Chapter 74 - Veterans Health Administration-Personnel
Subchapter I - Appointments
Sec. 7413 - Treatment of podiatrists; clinical oversight standards

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Citation 38 U.S.C. § 7413 (2018)
Section Name §7413. Treatment of podiatrists; clinical oversight standards
Section Text

(a) Podiatrists.—Except as provided by subsection (b), a doctor of podiatric medicine who is appointed as a podiatrist under section 7401(1) of this title is eligible for any supervisory position in the Veterans Health Administration to the same degree that a physician appointed under such section is eligible for the position.

(b) Establishment of Clinical Oversight Standards.—The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed in the Veterans Health Administration to supervisory positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 115–182, title V, §502(a)(1), June 6, 2018, 132 Stat. 1475.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section 502(a)(1) of Pub. L. 115–182, which directed that this section be added at the end of subchapter I of chapter 74, without specifying the Code title to be amended, was executed by adding this section at the end of this subchapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS
PART V - BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES
CHAPTER 74 - VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION-PERSONNEL
SUBCHAPTER I - APPOINTMENTS
Sec. 7413 - Treatment of podiatrists; clinical oversight standards
Contains section 7413
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 132 Stat. 1475
Public Law References Public Law 115-182
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