H.R. 3170 · On the floor · Government Operations and Politics

Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-MI)

What it does

• Allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe or recommend treatment for injured federal workers under the federal workers' compensation program.
• Permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to certify the nature of injury and probable extent of disability for federal workers.
• Enable nurse practitioners and physician assistants to provide prescribed treatment directly to injured federal workers.
• Allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to participate alongside a physician in mandatory workers' compensation examinations.

Official summary

Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025 This bill expands the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in providing services to injured federal workers under the federal workers' compensation program. Specifically, under the program, nurse practitioners and physician assistants acting within the scope of their practice may (1) prescribe or recommend treatment for injured federal workers; (2) certify the nature of an injury and probable extent of disability; (3) provide prescribed treatment for injured federal workers; and (4) participate, with a physician designated by the Department of Labor, in a mandatory workers' compensation examination of an injured worker. In general, only physicians may fulfill these roles under current law.

Latest action

Dec 4, 2025: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.

Committee: House Education and Workforce