,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjai ,mr4 
,c>t] ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,gian=te1 
,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4       
,watk9s1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 ,mr4 ,banks1 &    
,mr4 ,b>r7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize heal? 
pr(essional tra9ees to provide treatm5t 
via telem$ic9e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,mission ,teleheal? ,cl>ification  
,act4  #b4 ,lic5sure ( heal? c>e        
pr(essionals provid+ treatm5t via       
telem$ic9e ,section #agcj;,c7b7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7b7 ,cov]$ heal? c>e    
pr(essionals ,= purposes ( ?is section1 
a cov]$ heal? c>e pr(essional is any ( !
 foll[+ individuals3 7#a7 ,a 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  7#b7 ,a heal? pr(essional 
tra9ee :o-- 7,a7 is appo9t$ "u section  
#gdje or #gdjf ( ?is title2 &  7,b7 is  
"u ! cl9ical sup]vision ( a heal? c>e   
pr(essional describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  4