,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #eec #aaf? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cbbh  ,,9 ,,!   
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates         
,septemb] #bc1 #bjbj,receiv$2 read twice
 & plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,,an ,,act  ,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 section #gcjf1    
#gdja1 #gdje1 #gdjf1 or #gdjh ( ?is     
title1 or "u 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 ( heal? c>e 9 accordance )    
applicable policies ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &    
7,d7 has-- 7i7 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(essional2  7ii7 qualifications       
prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y "u section     
#gdjb7;b7 ( ?is title = an appo9tm5t to 
a position 9 ! ,vet]ans ,heal?          
,adm9i/ration2 or  7iii7 o!r            
au?orization f ! ,secret>y to provide   
heal? c>e4  7#b7 ,a heal? pr(essions    
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   
7#c7 ,a heal? c>e pr(essional :o-- 7,a7 
is appo9t$ to a position describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#c7 ( section #gdja ( 
?is title "u-- 7i7 section #gdja ( ?is  
title2  7ii7 section #gdje ( ?is title2 
or  7iii7 title #e2  7,b7 is 9 ! process
 ( obta9+1 )9 a timeframe prescrib$ by !
 ,secret>y-- 7i7 a lic5se1 regi/ration1 

or c]tification describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a77;,d77i72  7ii7 qualifications      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,d77ii72 or   
7iii7 au?orization describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,b7 or 7,d77iii7 ( p>agraph
 7#a72 &  7,c7 is "u ! cl9ical          
sup]vision ( a heal? c>e pr(essional    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  4  ,pass$ !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,septemb] #bb1  
#bjbj4;,*]yl ,l4 ,johnson1,cl]k         
,septemb] #bc1 #bjbj,receiv$2 read twice
 & plac$ on ! cal5d>