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38 U.S.C. § 7454 — Physician assistants and other health care professionals: additional pay

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38 U.S.C. § 7454 — Physician assistants and other health care professionals: additional pay

**(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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38 U.S.C. § 7408 — Appointment of additional employees

**(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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38 U.S.C. § 7453 — Nurses: additional pay

**(a)** In addition to the rate of basic pay provided for nurses, a full-time nurse or part-time nurse shall receive additional pay as provided by this section. **(b)** A nurse performing service, any part of which is within the period commencing at 6 postmeridian and ending at 6 antemeridian, shall receive additional pay for each hour of such service at a rate equal to 10 percent of the nurse’s hourly rate of basic pay if at least four hours of such service fall between 6 postmeridian and 6 antemeridian. When less than four hours of such service fall between 6 postmeridian and 6 antemeridian, the nurse shall be paid the differential for each hour of service performed between those hours. **(c)** A nurse performing service, any part of which is within the period commencing at midnight Friday and ending at midnight Sunday, shall receive additional pay for each hour of such service at a rate equal to 25 percent of such nurse’s hourly rate of basic pay. **(d)** A nurse performing service on a holiday designated by Federal statute or Executive order shall receive for each hour of such service the nurse’s hourly rate of basic pay, plus additional pay at a rate equal to such hourly rate of basic pay, for that holiday service, including overtime service. Any service required to be performed by a nurse on such a designated holiday shall be deemed to be a minimum of two hours in duration. **(e)** (1) A nurse performing officially ordered or approved hours of service in excess of 40 hours in an administrative workweek, or in excess of eight consecutive hours, shall receive overtime pay for each hour of such additional service. The overtime rates shall be one and one-half times such nurse’s hourly rate of basic pay. (2) For the purposes of this subsection, overtime must be o

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38 U.S.C. § 7454 — Physician assistants and other health care

Page 1250 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 7454 formed by a nurse on such a designated holiday shall be deemed to be a minimum of two hours in duration. (e)(1) A nurse performing officially ordered or approved hours of service in excess of 40 hours in an administrative workweek, or in excess of eight consecutive hours, shall receive overtime pay for each hour of such additional service. The overtime rates shall be one and one-half times such nurse’s hourly rate of basic pay. (2) For the purposes of this subsection, over- time must be of at least 15 minutes duration in a day to be creditable for overtime pay. (3) Compensatory time off in lieu of pay for service performed under the provisions of this subsection shall not be permitted, except as vol- untarily requested in writing by the nurse in question. (4) Any excess service performed under this subsection on a day when service was not sched- uled for such nurse, or for which such nurse is required to return to the nurse’s place of em- ployment, shall be deemed to be a minimum of two hours in duration. (5) For the purposes of this subsection, the pe- riod of a nurse’s officially ordered or approved travel away from such nurse’s duty station may not be considered to be hours of service unless— (A) such travel occurs during such nurse’s period of service; or (B) such travel— (i) involves the performance of services while traveling, (ii) is incident to travel that involves the performance of services while traveling, (iii) is carried out under arduous condi- tions as determined by the Secretary, or (iv) results from an event which could not be scheduled or controlled administratively. (f) For the purpose of computing the addi- tional pay provided by subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e), a nurse’s ho

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