HR543-118

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Continuing Professional Education Modernization Act or the VA CPE Modernization Act.

2. Improvement to reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses for health care professionals of Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7411 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall reimburse certain full-time health care professionals of the Department for expenses incurred for continuing professional education in amounts as follows: With respect to any physician, dentist, podiatrist, registered nurse, or physician assistant appointed under section 7401(1) of this title, not more than $2,000 per year for each such individual. With respect to any psychologist, licensed practical or vocational nurse, medical technologist, diagnostic radiologic technologist, or social worker appointed under section 7401(3) of this title, not more than $2,000 per year for each such individual. The Secretary may from time to time adjust the dollar amounts specified in subsection (a), so long as such adjustment does not result in a reimbursement of less than $2,000 per year for each individual specified in subsection (a). The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 7411 and inserting the following new item: 7411.Reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses (a)ReimbursementThe Secretary shall reimburse certain full-time health care professionals of the Department for expenses incurred for continuing professional education in amounts as follows: (1)With respect to any physician, dentist, podiatrist, registered nurse, or physician assistant appointed under section 7401(1) of this title, not more than $2,000 per year for each such individual. (2)With respect to any psychologist, licensed practical or vocational nurse, medical technologist, diagnostic radiologic technologist, or social worker appointed under section 7401(3) of this title, not more than $2,000 per year for each such individual. (b)AdjustmentThe Secretary may from time to time adjust the dollar amounts specified in subsection (a), so long as such adjustment does not result in a reimbursement of less than $2,000 per year for each individual specified in subsection (a).. 7411. Reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses..