,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 
,rangel 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thompson of 
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4    
,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,mrs4
 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4       
,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mr4 ,jones1
 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,cooper1  
,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,gary ,g4 ,miller  
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,kelly of          
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 and ,mr4    
,roe of ,tennessee7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve the ability of
 health care professionals to treat     
veterans via telemedicine4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veterans ,e-,health  ,telemedicine     
,support ,act of #bjac or the ,,vets    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,licensure of health

 care professionals of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs providing         
treatment via telemedicine  7a7 ,in     
general ,chapter #ag of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding after section #agcj;,a the       
following new section3  #agcj;,b4       
,licensure of health care professionals 
providing treatment via telemedicine    
7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
provision of law regarding the licensure
 of health care professionals1 a covered
 health care professional may practice  
the health profession of the health care
 professional at any location in any    
,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or a
 commonwealth1 territory1 or possession 
of the ,united ,states1 regardless of   
where such health care professional or  
the patient is located1 if the health   
care professional is using telemedicine 
to provide treatment to an individual   
under this chapter4  7b7 ,property of   
,federal ,government ,subsection 7a7    
shall apply to a covered health care    

professional providing treatment to a   
patient regardless of whether such      
health care professional or patient is  
located in a facility owned by the      
,federal ,government during such        
treatment4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3  7#a7 ,the term covered health 
care professional means a health care   
professional who is--  7,a7 authorized  
by the ,secretary to provide health care
 under this chapter1 including a private
 health care professional who provides  
such care under a contract entered into 
with the ,secretary1 including a        
contract entered into under section     
#agjc of this title2 and  7,b7 licensed 
to practice the health care profession  
of the health care professional4  7#b7  
,the term telemedicine means the use of 
telecommunication technology and        
information technology to support the   
provision of health care in situations  
where the patient and health care       
professional are separated by geographic
 distance4  7d7 ,construction ,nothing  

in this section may be construed to     
remove1 limit1 or otherwise affect any  
obligation of a covered health care     
professional under the ,controlled      
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et 
seq474  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections at the beginning of   
such chapter is amended by inserting    
after the item relating to section      
#agcj;,a the following new item3        
#agcj;,b4 ,licensure of health care     
professionals providing treatment via   
telemedicine4  4