S 3643 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

Introduced 2020-05-07· Sponsored by Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.(2020-09-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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S. 3643, VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

Sep 3, 2020

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on August 5, 2020

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans