,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjbj,mrs4    
,loeffl] 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,s9ema7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize c]ta9 po/graduate heal? c>e    
employees & heal? pr(essions tra9ees ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 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 ,modification 
( lic5sure requirem5ts = 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     
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 ( 
heal? c>e 9 accordance ) applicable     
policies ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,d7 7i7 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(essional2 or  7ii7 )  
respect to a heal? c>e pr(ession li/$ "u
 section #gdjb7;b7 ( ?is title1 has !   
qualifications = su* pr(ession z set =? 
by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,a po/graduate    
heal? c>e employee :o-- 7,a7 is appo9t$ 
"u section #gdja7a71 #gdja7c71 or #gdje 
( ?is title or title #e = any category (
 p]sonnel describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or   
7#c7 ( section #gdja ( ?is title2  7,b7 
mu/ obta9 an active1 curr5t1 full1 &    
unre/rict$ lic5se1 regi/ration1 or      
c]tification or meet qualification /&>ds
 set =? by ! ,secret>y )9 a specifi$ "t 
frame2 &  7,c7 is "u ! cl9ical          

sup]vision ( a heal? c>e pr(essional    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,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  4