TEMPORARY FULL-TIME APPOINTMENTS OF CERTAIN MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

SEC. 204. TEMPORARY FULL-TIME APPOINTMENTS OF CERTAIN MEDICAL PERSONNEL. (a) Physician Assistants Awaiting Certification or Licensure.—Paragraph (2) of section 7405(c) is amended to read as follows: “(2) A temporary full-time appointment may not be made for a period in excess of two years in the case of a person who— “(A) has successfully completed— “(i) a full course of nursing in a recognized school of nursing, approved by the Secretary; or “(ii) a full course of training for any category of personnel described in paragraph (3) of section 7401 of this title, or as a physician assistant, in a recognized education or training institution approved by the Secretary; and “(B) is pending registration or licensure in a State or certification by a national board recognized by the Secretary.”. (b) Medical Support Personnel.—That section is further amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): “(3)(A) Temporary full-time appointments of persons in positions referred to in subsection (a)(1)(D) shall not exceed three years. “(B) Temporary full-time appointments under this paragraph may be renewed for one or more additional periods not in excess of three years each.”.