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

This Act may be cited as the “Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025”.

(a) Inclusion.— Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting “, other eligible providers,” after “osteopathic practitioners”;

(2) by striking “and” at the end of paragraphs (18) and (19);

(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and inserting “; and”; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

“(21) other eligible provider means a nurse practitioner or physician assistant within the scope of their practice as defined by State law.”.

(b) Conforming amendments.— Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in section 8103(a)—

(A) by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “physician” each place it appears; and

(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting “(or other eligible providers)” after “physicians”;

(2) in section 8121(6), by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “physician”; and

(3) in section 8123(a)—

(A) by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “The employee may have a physician”;

(B) by inserting “or other eligible provider” after “United States and the physician”; and

(C) by striking “a third physician” and inserting “an additional physician”.

(c) Regulations.— Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall finalize rules to carry out the amendments made by this Act.