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38 U.S.C. § 7408 — Appointment of additional employees
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**(a)** There shall be appointed by the Secretary under civil service laws, rules, and regulations, such additional employees, other than those provided in section 7306 and paragraphs (1) and (3) of [section 7401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) and those specified in sections 7405 and 7406 of this title, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
**(b)** The Secretary, after considering an individual’s existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or the special needs of the Department, may appoint the individual to a position in the Administration providing direct patient-care services or services incident to direct patient-services at a rate of pay above the minimum rate of the appropriate grade.
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**(a)** There shall be appointed by the Secretary under civil service laws, rules, and regulations, such additional employees, other than those provided in section 7306 and paragraphs (1) and (3) of [section 7401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) and those specified in sections 7405 and 7406 of this title, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
**(b)** The Secretary, after considering an individual’s existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or the special needs of the Department, may appoint the individual to a position in the Administration providing direct patient-care services or services incident to direct patient-services at a rate of pay above the minimum rate of the appropriate grade.
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There may be appointed by the Secretary such personnel as the Secretary may find necessary for the health care of veterans (in addition to those in the Office of the Under Secretary for Health appointed under [section 7306 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7306&num=0&edition=prelim)), as follows:
(1) Physicians, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and expanded-function dental auxiliaries.
(2) Scientific and professional personnel, such as microbiologists, chemists, and biostatisticians.
(3) Audiologists, licensed hearing aid specialists, speech pathologists, and audiologist-speech pathologists, biomedical engineers, certified or registered respiratory therapists, dietitians, licensed physical therapists, licensed practical or vocational nurses, nurse assistants, medical instrument technicians, medical records administrators or specialists, medical records technicians, medical technologists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, nuclear medicine technologists, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, kinesiotherapists, orthotist-prosthetists, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physical therapy assistants, prosthetic representatives, psychologists, diagnostic radiologic technologists, therapeutic radiologic technologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed professional mental health counselors, blind rehabilitation specialists, blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists, statisticians, economists, informaticists, data scientists, and and 11 So in original. such other classes of health care occupations as the Secretary considers necessary for the recruitment and retention needs of the Department subject to the followin
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### Statutory Notes
Section, added Pub. L. 106–117, title IX, § 901(a), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1586, related to homeless veterans’ reintegration programs.
#### Prior Provisions
Prior section 4111, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 87–793, § 804, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 861; Pub. L. 89–785, title I, § 108, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1370; Pub. L. 98–160, title II, § 206, Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 1001, related to appointment of additional employees, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 401(a)(3), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 210. See [section 7408 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7408&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health, may employ, without regard to civil service or classification laws, rules, or regulations, personnel as follows:
(1) On a temporary full-time basis, part-time basis, or without compensation basis, persons in the following positions:
(A) Positions listed in [section 7401(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) Positions listed in [section 7401(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) Librarians.
(D) Other professional, clerical, technical, and unskilled personnel (including interns, residents, trainees, and students in medical support programs).
(2) On a fee basis, persons in the following positions:
(A) Positions listed in [section 7401(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) Positions listed in [section 7401(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401/3&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) Other professional and technical personnel.
**(b)** Personnel employed under subsection (a)—
(1) shall be in addition to personnel described in section 7306, paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 7401, and [section 7408 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7408&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) shall be paid such rates of pay as the Secretary may prescribe.
**(c)**
(1) Temporary full-time appointments under this section of persons in positions listed in paragraphs (1) and (3) of [section 7401 of this title](https://uscode.house
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**(a)** Physician assistants and expanded-function dental auxiliaries shall be entitled to additional pay on the same basis as provided for nurses in [section 7453 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7453&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)**
(1) When the Secretary determines it to be necessary in order to obtain or retain the services of individuals in positions listed in [section 7401(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401/3&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary may, on a nationwide, local, or other geographic basis, pay persons employed in such positions additional pay on the same basis as provided for nurses in [section 7453 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7453&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Health care professionals employed in positions referred to in paragraph (1) shall be entitled to additional pay on the same basis as provided for nurses in [section 7453(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7453/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Employees appointed under [section 7408 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7408&num=0&edition=prelim) performing service on a tour of duty, any part of which is within the period commencing at midnight Friday and ending at midnight Sunday, shall receive additional pay in addition to the rate of basic pay provided such employees for each hour of service on such tour at a rate equal to 25 percent of such employee’s hourly rate of basic pay.
**(c)** The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation standards for compensation and payment under this section.
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 7409
fied citizens for the necessary services, appoint-
ments under sections 7405 and 7406 of this title
may be made without regard to the citizenship
requirements of section 7402(c) of this title or of
any other law prohibiting the employment of, or
payment of compensation to, a person who is
not a citizen of the United States.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Under Sec-
retary for Health may waive for the purpose of
the appointment of an individual under section
7405 or 7406 of this title the requirements set
forth in section 7402(b) of this title—
(A) that a physician, dentist, psychologist,
optometrist, registered nurse, practical or vo-
cational nurse, or physical therapist be li-
censed or certified, as appropriate;
(B) that the licensure or certification of
such an individual be in a State; and
(C) that a psychologist have completed an
internship.
(2) The waivers authorized in paragraph (1)
may be granted—
(A) in the case of clauses (A) and (C) of such
paragraph, if the individual (i) will be em-
ployed to conduct research or serve in an aca-
demic position, and (ii) will have no responsi-
bility for furnishing direct patient care serv-
ices; and
(B) in the case of clause (B) of such para-
graph, if the individual will be employed to
serve in a country other than the United
States and the individual’s licensure or reg-
istration is in the country in which the indi-
vidual is to serve.
(c) The program of training prescribed by the
Secretary in order to qualify a person for the po-
sition of full-time physician assistant or ex-
panded-function dental auxiliary shall be con-
sidered a full-time institutional program for
purposes of chapter 34 of this title. The Sec-
retary may consider training for suc
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