§ 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.
(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, 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.
(c)
The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation standards for compensation and payment under this section.