S 3643
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Veterans' medical care
VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
Introduced: May 7, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 7, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 7, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.
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