Title 38, Chapter 74 — Veterans Health Administration—personnel

Appointments in Veterans Health Administration

Qualifications of appointees

Period of appointments; promotions

Grades and pay scales

Awards

Temporary full-time appointments, part-time appointments, and without-compensation appointments

Residencies and internships

Administrative provisions for section 7405 and 7406 appointments

Appointment of additional employees

Contracts for scarce medical specialist services

Additional pay authorities

Full-time board-certified physicians and dentists: reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses

Annual determination of staffing shortages; recruitment and appointment for needed occupations

Treatment of podiatrists; clinical oversight standards

Compliance with requirements for examining qualifications and clinical abilities of health care professionals

Personnel administration: in general

Collective bargaining

Personnel administration: full-time employees

Travel expenses of certain employees

Employees: laws not applicable

Retirement rights

Pay

Pay of Under Secretary for Health

Administrative matters

Nurses and other health-care personnel: competitive pay

Nurses and other health-care personnel: administration of pay

Nurses: additional pay

Physician assistants and other health care professionals: additional pay

Increases in rates of basic pay

Nurses: special rules for weekend duty

Nurses: alternate work schedules

On-call pay

Recruitment and retention bonus pay

Nursing staff: special rules for overtime duty

Adverse actions: section 7401(1) employees

Major adverse actions involving professional conduct or competence

Other adverse actions

Disciplinary Appeals Boards

Designation of Regional Medical Education Centers

Supervision and staffing of Centers

Personnel eligible for training

Consultation