S. 3643
IntroducedVA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
Introduced 5/7/2020•116th Congress•Senate
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.
9/15/2020 • Senate
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.
Reported to Senate • 9/15/2020
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Topics & Subjects
Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesLicensing and registrationsVeterans' medical care
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Bill Journey
Originated in the Senate
Introduced
May 7, 2020
Committee Review
August 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Reported to Senate9/15/2020
Introduced in Senate5/7/2020