,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #agi #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aajg
 ,report ,no4 #aai-bba ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #f1 #bjbe,mr4 ,womack 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,bishop1 ,mr4 ,calvert1   
,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4   
,neguse1 ,mrs4 ,bice1 ,mr4 ,valadao1    
,mrs4 ,kiggans of ,virginia1 ,mr4       
,wittman1 and ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,july #bi1         
#bjbe;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,wilson
 of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1  
,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,bresnahan1 ,ms4     
,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,vindman1 ,mr4 ,scott   
,franklin of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4
 ,moore of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,harder of ,california1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,mr4
 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,ms4 ,bynum1   
,mr4 ,vasquez1 ,ms4 ,pou1 ,mr4 ,cohen1  
,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada1 and ,ms4          
,mc,donald ,rivet  ,july #bi1           
#bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of   

the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize certain     
heath care professionals employed by the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs to   
deliver1 distribute1 or dispense to     
veterans certain controlled medications 
via telemedicine under certain          
conditions1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protecting ,veteran ,access to    
,telemedicine ,services ,act of #bjbe4  
#b4 ,delivery1 distribution1 and        
dispensation of controlled medications  
by covered ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs health care professionals via  
telemedicine ,subchapter ,,iii of       
chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section 7and  
conforming the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter accordingly73 
#agcj;,d4 ,delivery1 distribution1 and  
dispensation of controlled medications  

via telemedicine  7a7 ,in general       
,pursuant to section #agcj;,c of this   
title and subject to the requirements of
 title ,,iii of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et 
seq471 a covered health care            
professional may use telemedicine to    
deliver1 distribute1 or dispense to a   
patient eligible to receive medical     
treatment under this chapter a          
controlled substance that is a          
prescription drug as determined under   
the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic
 ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47      
regardless of whether such covered      
health care professional has conducted  
an in-person medical examination of such
 patient if-- 7#a7 such covered health  
care professional is-- 7,a7 authorized  
to prescribe the basic class of such    
controlled substance under an active1   
current1 full1 and unrestricted ,state  
license1 registration1 or certification2
 and  7,b7 acting in the usual course of
 professional practice2 and  7#b7 such  

substance is delivered1 distributed1 or 
dispensed for a legitimate medical      
purpose4  7b7 ,regulations ,the         
,secretary shall establish in           
regulations guidelines and a process for
 the delivery1 distribution1 and        
dispensation of a controlled substance  
pursuant to subsection 7a74  7c7 ,rule  
of construction ,nothing in this section
 may be construed to remove1 limit1 or  
otherwise affect any obligation of a    
covered health care professional under  
the ,controlled ,substances ,act4  7d7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 terms controlled substance1 deliver1   
dispense1 and distribute have the       
meanings given such terms in section    
#ajb of the ,controlled ,substances     
,act1 respectively4  7#b7 ,the term     
covered health care professional means--
 7,a7 a health care professional who--  
7i7 is an employee of the ,department   
appointed under section #gcjf1 #gdja1   
#gdje1 #gdjf1 or #gdjh of this title or 
under title #e2  7ii7 is not a          

contractor of the ,department2  7iii7 is
 authorized by the ,secretary to provide
 health care under this chapter2  7iv7  
is required to adhere to all standards  
for quality relating to the provision of
 health care in accordance with         
applicable policies of the ,department2 
7v7 has 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  7vi7
 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 ,secretary2 and  7,b7 a
 health professions trainee who-- 7i7 is
 appointed under section #gdje of this  
title2 and  7ii7 is under the clinical  
supervision of a health care            
professional described in subparagraph  
7,a74  4  ,july #bi1 #bjbe;,committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 

be printed