#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#ibe  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve !       
ability ( heal? c>e pr(essionals to     
treat vet]ans ?r\gh ! use ( telem$ic9e1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,e-,heal? 
& ,telem$ic9e ,support ,act ( #bjag or !
 ,,vets ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,lic5sure (  
heal? c>e pr(essionals ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs provid+ treatm5t via  
telem$ic9e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ag (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ 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? c>e pr(ession ( ! heal? c>e    
pr(essional at any location 9 any ,/ate1
 reg>dless ( :]e ! cov]$ heal? c>e      
pr(essional or ! pati5t is locat$1 if ! 
cov]$ heal? c>e pr(essional is us+      

telem$ic9e to provide treatm5t to an    
individual "u ?is *apt]4  7b7 ,cov]$    
heal? c>e pr(essionals ,= purposes ( ?is
 section1 a cov]$ heal? c>e pr(essional 
is any heal? c>e pr(essional :o-- 7#a7  
is an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t appo9t$ "u 
! au?ority "u section #gcjf1 #gdja1     
#gdje1 #gdjf1 or #gdjh ( ?is title or   
title #e2  7#b7 is au?oriz$ by !        
,secret>y to provide heal? c>e "u ?is   
*apt]2  7#c7 is requir$ to adh]e to all 
/&>ds ( quality relat+ to ! provision ( 
m$ic9e 9 accordance ) applicable        
policies ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#d7 has an  
active1 curr5t1 full1 & unre/rict$      
lic5se1 regi/ration1 or c]tification 9 a
 ,/ate to practice ! heal? c>e pr(ession
 ( ! heal? c>e pr(essional4  7c7        
,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 ! cov]$ heal? c>e     
pr(essional or pati5t is locat$ 9 a     
facility own$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t dur+
 su* treatm5t4  7d7 ,relation to ,/ate  

law  7#a7 ,! provisions ( ?is section   
%all sup]s$e any provisions ( ! law (   
any ,/ate to ! ext5t t su* provision (  
,/ate law are inconsi/5t ) ?is section4 
7#b7 ,no ,/ate %all d5y or revoke !     
lic5se1 regi/ration1 or c]tification ( a
 cov]$ heal? c>e pr(essional :o o!rwise 
meets ! qualifications ( ! ,/ate = hold+
 ! lic5se1 regi/ration1 or c]tification 
on ! basis t ! cov]$ heal? c>e          
pr(essional has engag$ or int5ds to     
engage 9 activity cov]$ by subsection   
7a74  7e7 ,rule ( 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+ ( *apt] #ag ( su* title 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  7c7 ,report on          

telem$ic9e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! e>li] ( ! date on :i*       
s]vices provid$ "u section #agcj;,b (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by subsection 7a71 fir/ occur or        
regulations are promulgat$ to c>ry out  
su* section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs %all submit to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
effectiv5ess ( ! use ( telem$ic9e by !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7    
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ by p>agraph  
7#a7 %all include an assessm5t ( !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! satisfaction ( vet]ans )
 telem$ic9e furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t4     
7,b7 ,! satisfaction ( heal? c>e        
provid]s 9 provid+ telem$ic9e furni%$ by
 ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,c7 ,! effect (         
telem$ic9e furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t on !  
foll[+3 7i7 ,! ability ( vet]ans to     
access heal? c>e1 :e!r f ! ,dep>tm5t or 
f non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e provid]s4     
7ii7 ,! frequ5cy ( use by vet]ans (     

telem$ic9e4  7iii7 ,! productivity (    
heal? c>e provid]s4  7iv7 ,wait times = 
an appo9tm5t = ! receipt ( heal? c>e f !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7v7 ,! use by vet]ans (    
9-p]son s]vices at ,dep>tm5t facilities 
& non-,dep>tm5t facilities4  7,d7 ,!    
types ( appo9tm5ts = ! receipt (        
telem$ic9e furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t t 7   
provid$ dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod prec$+ !    
submittal ( ! report4  7,e7 ,! numb] (  
appo9tm5ts = ! receipt ( telem$ic9e     
furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t t 7 reque/$ dur+ 
su* p]iod1 disaggregat$ by m$ical       
facility4  7,f7 ,sav+s by ! ,dep>tm5t1  
if any1 includ+ travel co/s1 f furni%+  
heal? c>e ?r\gh ! use ( telem$ic9e dur+ 
su* p]iod4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,janu>y #c1 
#bjah4,secret>y