VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
Latest action · Sep 15, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
This bill authorizes additional individuals to provide treatment to veterans via telemedicine.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the following individuals to provide treatment to veterans via telemedicine:
- specified health care professionals who have the qualifications set forth by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA);
- appointed postgraduate health care employees who are under clinical supervision and must obtain an active, current, full, and unrestricted certification or meet qualification standards set forth by the VA in a specified time frame; and
- VA health professional trainees who are under the supervision of a VA health care professional who is authorized to provide health care via telemedicine.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2020 to Dec 11, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 7, 2020 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 12, 2020 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Dec 11, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
- Sep 15, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.
- Aug 5, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 7, 2020Introduced in Senate
- May 7, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3228 | VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act | Related bill | Sep 23, 2020 |
| S 4049 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Related bill | Aug 7, 2020 |
| HR 7992 | Telehealth Act | Related bill | Oct 6, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2020Reported to Senate
- May 7, 2020Introduced in Senate
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