Do Va Doctors And/or Contract Drs. Cross State Borders?

[cowgirl]

Wondering, are there exceptions for VA doctors and contracted Dr.s to 'cross' state borders? Are they or do they need to be licensed in the geographical state to evaluate a patient, say for a C&P? Or is that only needed for ongoing practices? cg

[luvHIM]

cg,

I don't have an answer. I merely am interested in seeing how others respond, especially since my last C&P was done by a "contract" doctor rather than the VA examiner like in previous times.

[LarryJ]

They are practicing medicine for the Federal Government, hence state rules and regs do not apply.

Having said that, they must be licensed SOMEWHERE.

[betrayed]

YES MY PSYCHIATRIST PRACTICES IN ANN ARBOR MI AND TOLEDO OHIO. ALL c&p eXAMINERS ARE CONTRACT DOCTORS, THEY GET PAID BY THE PATIENT. GO TO THE FED JOB SEARCH PAGE, GO UNDER DAV AND SEARCH FOR C&P YOU WILL FIND OUT THEY ARE ALL CONTRACT.

[LarryJ]

All C&P doctors get paid by the patient?

I didn't pay mine and he still gave me a "good" C&P.

[Josephine]

Is this true, that the patient pays for a C&P examination? I never ask for any and didn't pay for it either.

The last one that I had, I feel that the VA still owes me for making me their guinea pig and dancing chicken. Get my drift?

Josephine

[LarryJ]

Hang on.

Okay, I read that again.

I think what he meant to say, or meant to mean, was that the C&P examiner gets paid PER patient.

You know, like the gubbermint pays him/her $200 bucks a person for each exam?

I think he meant?

Maybe?