{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fulcher.house.gov/2022/03/17/id-ca2c1b3f-d915-4b6c-ac35-a5dc9aa9f479/", "Congressman Fulcher Supports Bill to Expand Access to Small Clinics & Rural Hospitals", "2022-03-17", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Russ Fulcher", "F000469", "fulcher.house.gov", "fulcher", "https://fulcher.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "Contact:\n\nAlexah Rogge\n\n202-225-6611\n\nalexah.rogge@mail.house.gov\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 In the House Education and Labor Committee, Ranking Subcommittee Member Russ Fulcher (R-ID) voted to pass H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers\u2019 Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act.\n\nIntroduced by Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), this bipartisan bill will allow licensed Physician Assistants (PAs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to treat federal workers under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) by allowing them to be considered \u201celigible providers.\u201d\n\nCongressman Fulcher commented, \u201cThank you to my colleagues Congressmen Joe Courtney and Tim Walberg for introducing H.R. 6087. This bipartisan bill will provide a great way to offer expanded access to small clinics and independent hospitals in our rural areas that often have a licensed PA or NP that is the highest-qualified professional.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nThe bill would amend the Federal Employees\u2019 Compensation Act (FECA) to cover services provided to injured federal workers by PAs and NPs \u2013 provided that the service performed by the PA or NP is within the scope of their practice as defined by State law.\n\nFederal employees are currently unable to receive treatment from PAs and NPs for care that is provided under federal workers\u2019 compensation for injuries sustained on the job. Not only does this restrict access to healthcare for federal employees, but it also can cause unnecessary hurdles for patients seeking care in rural areas.\n\nRead the full bill text here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fulcher.house.gov/2022/03/17/id-ca2c1b3f-d915-4b6c-ac35-a5dc9aa9f479/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9110951796174049, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}