S 2170
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Veterans' medical care
VETS Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252.
Oct 8, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 8, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 or VETS Act of 2015
Allows a health care professional who is authorized to provide health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs and who is licensed, registered, or certified in a state to practice his or her profession at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located, if the professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment.
Allows such treatment regardless of whether the professional or patient is located in a federally-owned facility.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252.
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