Health Care for Energy Workers Act of 2025

Summary

Expands which clinicians may prescribe, recommend, or order medical services, appliances, and supplies for people who receive medical benefits under the cited federal energy-workers benefit statute by adding nurse practitioners and physician assistants as authorized providers, so long as they act within State scope-of-practice rules and any applicable Presidential regulations. It also contains a short-title provision only and makes no funding changes.

• Authorizes nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe, recommend, or order medical services, appliances, and supplies for beneficiaries under 42 U.S.C. § 7384t.
• Requires NPs and PAs to act within State scope-of-practice law and consistent with any Presidential regulations.
• Does not change benefit eligibility, benefit amounts, or provide new funding.
• Renumbers existing statutory subsections to insert the new provider authorization.
• Likely increases access to covered care where state law permits NP/PA practice.
• Leaves final implementation details to federal regulations and state licensing rules.
• No federal mandates placed on states to expand NP/PA authority; effect varies by state.
• Short-title provision included but contains no substantive program changes.