,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ede #aafth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #cfdc    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,may #g1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler 
7for herself1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 and ,mrs4   
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,september #ae1 #bjbj,reported by ,mr4
 ,moran1 without amendment  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend title #ch1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to authorize certain postgraduate
 health care employees and health       
professions trainees of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs 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   
,modification of licensure requirements 
for 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 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 health care in accordance  
with applicable policies of the         
,department2 and  7,d7 7i7 has an       
active1 current1 full1 and unrestricted 
license1 registration1 or certification 
in a ,state to practice the health care 
profession of the health care           
professional2 or  7ii7 with respect to a
 health care profession listed under    
section #gdjb7;b7 of this title1 has the
 qualifications for such profession as  
set forth by the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,a   
postgraduate health care employee who-- 

7,a7 is appointed under section         
#gdja7a71 #gdja7c71 or #gdje of this    
title or title #e for any category of   
personnel described in paragraph 7#a7 or
 7#c7 of section #gdja of this title2   
7,b7 must obtain an active1 current1    
full1 and unrestricted license1         
registration1 or certification or meet  
qualification standards set forth by the
 ,secretary within a specified time     
frame2 and  7,c7 is under the clinical  
supervision of a health care            
professional described in paragraph     
7#a74  7#c7 ,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  4  ,september #ae1 #bjbj,reported
 without amendment