#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cbbh  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize
 health professional trainees to provide
 treatment via telemedicine1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,va ,mission  
,telehealth ,clarification ,act4  #b4   
,licensure of health care professionals 
providing treatment via telemedicine    
,section #agcj;,c7b7 of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7b7 ,covered health   
care professionals ,for purposes of this
 section1 a covered health care         
professional is any of the following    
individuals3 7#a7 ,a health care        
professional who--  7,a7 is an employee 
of the ,department appointed under      
section #gcjf1 #gdja1 #gdje1 #gdjf1 or  
#gdjh of this title1 or under title #e2 
7,b7 is authorized by the ,secretary to 
provide health care under this chapter2 
7,c7 is required to adhere to all       
standards for quality relating to the   

provision of health care in accordance  
with applicable policies of the         
,department2 and  7,d7 has--  7i7 an    
active1 current1 full1 and unrestricted 
license1 registration1 or certification 
in a ,state to practice the health care 
profession of the health care           
professional2  7ii7 qualifications      
prescribed by the ,secretary under      
section #gdjb7;b7 of this title for an  
appointment to a position in the        
,veterans ,health ,administration2 or   
7iii7 other authorization from the      
,secretary to provide health care4  7#b7
 ,a health professions trainee who--    
7,a7 is appointed under section #gdje or
 #gdjf of this title2 and  7,b7 is under
 the clinical supervision of a health   
care professional described in paragraph
 7#a74  7#c7 ,a health care professional
 who-- 7,a7 is appointed to a position  
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#c7 of  
section #gdja of this title under--  7i7
 section #gdja of this title2  7ii7     
section #gdje of this title2 or  7iii7  

title #e2  7,b7 is in the process of    
obtaining1 within a timeframe prescribed
 by the ,secretary--  7i7 a license1    
registration1 or certification described
 in paragraph 7#a77;,d77i72  7ii7       
qualifications described in paragraph   
7#a77;,d77ii72 or  7iii7 authorization  
described in subparagraph 7,b7 or       
7,d77iii7 of paragraph 7#a72 and  7,c7  
is under the clinical supervision of a  
health care professional described in   
paragraph 7#a74  4  ,passed the ,house  
of ,representatives ,september #bb1     
#bjbj4;,clerk4