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[H.R. 3228 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 553
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3228


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 23, 2020

            Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize health professional 
trainees to provide treatment via telemedicine, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``VA Mission Telehealth Clarification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LICENSURE OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING TREATMENT VIA 
              TELEMEDICINE.

    Section 1730C(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(b) Covered Health Care Professionals.--For purposes of this 
section, a covered health care professional is any of the following 
individuals:
            ``(1) A health care professional who--
                    ``(A) is an employee of the Department appointed 
                under section 7306, 7401, 7405, 7406, or 7408 of this 
                title, or under title 5;
                    ``(B) is authorized by the Secretary to provide 
                health care under this chapter;
                    ``(C) is required to adhere to all standards for 
                quality relating to the provision of health care in 
                accordance with applicable policies of the Department; 
                and
                    ``(D) has--
                            ``(i) an active, current, full, and 
                        unrestricted license, registration, or 
                        certification in a State to practice the health 
                        care profession of the health care 
                        professional;
                            ``(ii) qualifications prescribed by the 
                        Secretary under section 7402(b) of this title 
                        for an appointment to a position in the 
                        Veterans Health Administration; or
                            ``(iii) other authorization from the 
                        Secretary to provide health care.
            ``(2) A health professions trainee who--
                    ``(A) is appointed under section 7405 or 7406 of 
                this title; and
                    ``(B) is under the clinical supervision of a health 
                care professional described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) A health care professional who--
                    ``(A) is appointed to a position described in 
                paragraph (1) or (3) of section 7401 of this title 
                under--
                            ``(i) section 7401 of this title;
                            ``(ii) section 7405 of this title; or
                            ``(iii) title 5;
                    ``(B) is in the process of obtaining, within a 
                timeframe prescribed by the Secretary--
                            ``(i) a license, registration, or 
                        certification described in paragraph (1)(D)(i);
                            ``(ii) qualifications described in 
                        paragraph (1)(D)(ii); or
                            ``(iii) authorization described in 
                        subparagraph (B) or (D)(iii) of paragraph (1); 
                        and
                    ``(C) is under the clinical supervision of a health 
                care professional described in paragraph (1).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 22, 2020.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 553

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3228

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize health professional 
trainees to provide treatment via telemedicine, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 23, 2020

            Received; read twice and placed on the calendar