HR1160Referred to Committee
Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-10
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
Republican · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (525 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001103
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Cosponsors (8)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)Original· 2025-02-10
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2)Original· 2025-02-10
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2)Original· 2025-02-10
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)Original· 2025-02-10
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)· 2025-02-11
- Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1)· 2025-04-07
- Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)· 2025-05-07
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)· 2026-04-21
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-02-10
Previously
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-10
Plain-English Summary
Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act of 2025 This bill provides statutory authority to classify qualified locum tenens physicians and advanced care practitioners as independent contractors for federal tax purposes. (Locum tenens generally refers to an individual who temporarily fulfills the duties of another individual and is commonly used to refer to temporary staffing in the healthcare industry.) Under current law, independent contractors are considered self-employed for federal tax purposes and, thus, are required to make quarterly estimated income tax payments and pay self-employment taxes (Social Security and Medicare taxes). (Other federal tax reporting requirements and obligations apply.) The bill defines a qualified locum tenens physician or advanced care practitioner as an individual who provides temporary services for not more than one continuous year at a site of service as (1) a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, or podiatry (authorized to provide such services by the state, U.S. possession, or U.S. territory in which such services are performed); or (2) a nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, or certified registered nurse anesthetist. The term also includes an individual who provides such temporary services and is otherwise considered a physician under the Social Security Act (e.g., certain chiropractors).
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Taxation
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