,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjac ,mr4  
,rangel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,lee
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,mrs4       
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4        
,we/morel&1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,jones1    
,mrs4 ,capps1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,coop]1   
,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mr4 ,br\n ( ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,g>y ,g4 ,mill] (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,pocan1 & ,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to improve ! ability (    
heal? c>e pr(essionals to treat vet]ans 
via telem$ic9e4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,e-,heal? 
,telem$ic9e ,support ,act ( #bjac or !  
,,vets ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,lic5sure (   
heal? c>e pr(essionals ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs provid+ treatm5t via  

telem$ic9e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ag (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ aft] section #agcj;,a ! foll[+ 
new section3  #agcj;,b4 ,lic5sure (     
heal? c>e pr(essionals provid+ treatm5t 
via telem$ic9e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+   
any provision ( law reg>d+ ! lic5sure ( 
heal? c>e pr(essionals1 a cov]$ heal?   
c>e pr(essional may practice ! heal?    
pr(ession ( ! heal? c>e pr(essional at  
any location 9 any ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 or a commonweal?1 t]ritory1  
or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1        
reg>dless ( :]e su* heal? c>e           
pr(essional or ! pati5t is locat$1 if ! 
heal? c>e pr(essional is us+ telem$ic9e 
to provide treatm5t to an individual "u 
?is *apt]4  7b7 ,prop]ty ( ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t ,subsection 7a7 %all apply to 
a cov]$ heal? c>e pr(essional provid+   
treatm5t to a pati5t reg>dless ( :e!r   
su* heal? c>e pr(essional or pati5t is  
locat$ 9 a facility own$ by ! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t dur+ su* treatm5t4  7c7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m

 cov]$ heal? c>e pr(essional means a    
heal? c>e pr(essional :o is--  7,a7     
au?oriz$ by ! ,secret>y to provide heal?
 c>e "u ?is *apt]1 includ+ a private    
heal? c>e pr(essional :o provides su*   
c>e "u a contract ent]$ into ) !        
,secret>y1 includ+ a contract ent]$ into
 "u section #agjc ( ?is title2 &  7,b7  
lic5s$ to practice ! heal? c>e pr(ession
 ( ! heal? c>e pr(essional4  7#b7 ,! t]m
 telem$ic9e means ! use (               
telecommunication te*nology & in=mation 
te*nology to support ! provision ( heal?
 c>e 9 situations :]e ! pati5t & heal?  
c>e pr(essional are sep>at$ by          
geographic di/ance4  7d7 ,con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ to   
remove1 limit1 or o!rwise affect any    
obligation ( a cov]$ heal? c>e          
pr(essional "u ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq474  4   
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#agcj;,a ! foll[+ new item3  #agcj;,b4  

,lic5sure ( heal? c>e pr(essionals      
provid+ treatm5t via telem$ic9e4  4