S 3643 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.(2020-09-15)
Plain Language Summary
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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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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 3643, VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
Sep 3, 2020As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on August 5, 2020
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Cosponsors (3)
1 Democrat2 Republicans