H.R. 1160

119 HR 1160 IH: Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1160  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 10, 2025   Mr. Carter of Georgia  (for himself,  Mr. Dunn of Florida ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Crenshaw , and  Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors to help alleviate physician shortages, including in underserved areas.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 2025  .
2.
Treatment of locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners
(a)
In general
 Chapter 25  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
3513.
Treatment of locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners
(a)
General rule
For the purposes of the taxes and other obligations imposed by this title, in the case of services performed as a qualified locum tenens physician or advanced care practitioner—
(1)
the individual performing such services shall not be treated as an employee,
(2)
neither the persons for whom such services are performed, nor any agency that contracts with a qualified locum tenens physician or advanced care practitioner, shall be treated as an employer,
(3)
any payor shall not be treated as an employer, and
(4)
the remuneration paid or received for such service shall not be treated as paid or received with respect to employment.
(b)
Qualified locum tenens physician or advanced care practitioner
For purposes of this section—
(1)
In general
The term  qualified locum tenens physician or advanced care practitioner  means an individual if—
(A)
such individual provides temporary physician or advanced care practitioner services as a locum tenens physician or locum tenens advanced care practitioner for a period of not more than one continuous year at a site of service,
(B)
such individual is—
(i)
a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dental surgery, or dental medicine legally authorized to practice medicine, surgery or dentistry in the State, territory, or possession in which the individual performs such services,
(ii)
a doctor of podiatric medicine or doctor of optometry legally authorized to perform podiatric or optometry functions in the State, territory, or possession in which the individual performs such services,
(iii)
a physician, as defined in section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act Section ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(r) ) or section 8101(2) of title 5, United States Code, or
(iv)
an advanced care practitioner, and
(C)
the services described in subparagraph (A) performed by the individual are performed pursuant to a written contract and such contract provides that the individual will not be treated as an employee with respect to such services for purposes of this subtitle.
(2)
Advanced care practitioner
The term  advanced care practitioner  means a nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, or certified registered nurse anesthetist.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections of chapter 25 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Sec. 3513. Treatment of locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners.
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(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to wages for services performed after the date of the enactment of this Act.