Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act

This bill would write into law the rules for hiring, required qualifications, and pay for therapeutic and diagnostic medical physicists who work at the Department of Veterans Affairs. It places these specialists into the same VA pay section used for physicians and dentists. The title also signals a focus on easing pay caps for these jobs.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Therapeutic and diagnostic medical physicists at the VA.
• What changes: Clear rules for appointment, qualifications, and pay are set in law; these roles are grouped with doctors and dentists under the VA’s pay system; the act targets pay cap relief for these positions.
• When: Would take effect if and when it becomes law.