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

Introduced: October 8, 2015 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

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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

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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 November 18, 2015

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252.

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