,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,carter of ,georgia 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4        
,gianforte1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new        
,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,watkins1 ,mr4 ,steube1
 ,mr4 ,banks1 and ,mr4 ,barr7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,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 the  
authority under section #gcjf1 #gdja1   
#gdje1 #gdjf1 or #gdjh of this title or 
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 medicine in
 accordance with applicable policies of 
the ,department2 and  7,d7 has an       
active1 current1 full1 and unrestricted 
license1 registration1 or certification 
in a ,state to practice the health care 
profession of the health care           
professional4  7#b7 ,a health           
professional 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  4