,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #agi #aai?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aajg 
,report ,no4 #aai-bba ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,womack 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,bi%op1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,davis (     
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mrs4      
,bice1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans (  
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 & ,mr4 ,rog]s (
 ,k5tucky7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,july #bi1 #bjbe;,additional  
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1  
,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4     
,bresnahan1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,v9dman1
 ,mr4 ,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida1 ,ms4  
,titus1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1    
,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,mr4
 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,ms4 ,bynum1   
,mr4 ,vasquez1 ,ms4 ,p\1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,ms4 ,lee ( ,nevada1 & ,ms4 ,mc,donald  
,rivet  ,july #bi1 #bjbe;,committ$ to ! 
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1

 to au?orize c]ta9 hea? c>e pr(essionals
 employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs to deliv]1 di/ribute1 or       
disp5se to vet]ans c]ta9 controll$      
m$ications via telem$ic9e "u c]ta9      
conditions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,protect+ ,vet]an ,access to ,telem$ic9e
 ,s]vices ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,deliv]y1  
di/ribution1 & disp5sation ( controll$  
m$ications by cov]$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs heal? c>e pr(essionals via    
telem$ic9e ,sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ag (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section 7& con=m+ ! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] accord+ly73        
#agcj;,d4 ,deliv]y1 di/ribution1 &      
disp5sation ( controll$ m$ications via  
telem$ic9e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,pursuant to   
section #agcj;,c ( ?is title & subject  
to ! requirem5ts ( title ,,iii ( !      
,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba         
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq471 a cov]$ heal?  
c>e pr(essional may use telem$ic9e to   

deliv]1 di/ribute1 or disp5se to a      
pati5t eligible to receive m$ical       
treatm5t "u ?is *apt] a controll$       
sub/ance t is a prescription drug z     
det]m9$ "u ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &     
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et   
seq47 reg>dless ( :e!r su* cov]$ heal?  
c>e pr(essional has conduct$ an 9-p]son 
m$ical exam9ation ( su* pati5t if-- 7#a7
 su* cov]$ heal? c>e pr(essional is--   
7,a7 au?oriz$ to prescribe ! basic class
 ( su* controll$ sub/ance "u an active1 
curr5t1 full1 & unre/rict$ ,/ate lic5se1
 regi/ration1 or c]tification2 &  7,b7  
act+ 9 ! usual c\rse ( pr(essional      
practice2 &  7#b7 su* sub/ance is       
deliv]$1 di/ribut$1 or disp5s$ = a      
legitimate m$ical purpose4  7b7         
,regulations ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% 9
 regulations guidel9es & a process = !  
deliv]y1 di/ribution1 & disp5sation ( a 
controll$ sub/ance pursuant to          
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction
 ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ to  
remove1 limit1 or o!rwise affect any    

obligation ( a cov]$ heal? c>e          
pr(essional "u ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,! t]ms controll$ sub/ance1 deliv]1
 disp5se1 & di/ribute h ! mean+s giv5   
su* t]ms 9 section #ajb ( ! ,controll$  
,sub/ances ,act1 respectively4  7#b7 ,! 
t]m cov]$ heal? c>e pr(essional means-- 
7,a7 a heal? c>e pr(essional :o-- 7i7 is
 an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t appo9t$ "u   
section #gcjf1 #gdja1 #gdje1 #gdjf1 or  
#gdjh ( ?is title or "u title #e2  7ii7 
is n a contractor ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7iii7 
is au?oriz$ by ! ,secret>y to provide   
heal? c>e "u ?is *apt]2  7iv7 is requir$
 to adh]e to all /&>ds = quality relat+ 
to ! provision ( heal? c>e 9 accordance 
) applicable policies ( ! ,dep>tm5t2    
7v7 has 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 &  7vi7 ) respect to a heal? c>e 
pr(ession li/$ "u section #gdjb7;b7 (   
?is title1 has ! qualifications = su*   

pr(ession z set =? by ! ,secret>y2 &    
7,b7 a heal? pr(essions tra9ee :o-- 7i7 
is appo9t$ "u section #gdje ( ?is title2
 &  7ii7 is "u ! cl9ical sup]vision ( a 
heal? c>e pr(essional describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a74  4  ,july #bi1        
#bjbe;,committ$ to ! ,committee ( !     
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$