VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain postgraduate health care employees and health professions trainees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment via telemedicine, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

This bill authorizes additional individuals to provide treatment to veterans via telemedicine.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the following individuals to provide treatment to veterans via telemedicine:

specified health care professionals who have the qualifications set forth by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA);
appointed postgraduate health care employees who are under clinical supervision and must obtain an active, current, full, and unrestricted certification or meet qualification standards set forth by the VA in a specified time frame; and
VA health professional trainees who are under the supervision of a VA health care professional who is authorized to provide health care via telemedicine.

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Related Legislation

H.R. 3228VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
2020-09-23Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.
Related
S. 4049National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
2020-08-07Held at the desk.
Related
H.R. 7992Telehealth Act
2020-10-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related

Legislative Actions

2020-05-07
Introduced in Senate
2020-05-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2020-09-15
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
2020-09-15
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
2020-09-15
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.

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