,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjae ,mr4  
,rangel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1
 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,kelly 
( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,jones1 
,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4      
,polis1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 & ,mr4            
,mc,dermott7 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$ic9e ,support ,act ( #bjae or !  
,,vets ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,lic5sure (   
heal? c>e pr(essionals ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs provid+ treatm5t via  
telem$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$1 nationally regi/]$1 or c]tifi$  
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