[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3393]
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  SA 1878. Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself, Ms. Sinema, Mrs. Blackburn, and 
Mr. Perdue) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to 
the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. MODIFICATION OF LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR 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 
     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)(i) has an active, current, full, and unrestricted 
     license, registration, or certification in a State to 
     practice the health care profession of the health care 
     professional; or
       ``(ii) with respect to a health care profession listed 
     under section 7402(b) of this title, has the qualifications 
     for such profession as set forth by the Secretary.
       ``(2) A postgraduate health care employee who--
       ``(A) is appointed under section 7401(1), 7401(3), or 7405 
     of this title or title 5 for any category of personnel 
     described in paragraph (1) or (3) of section 7401 of this 
     title;
       ``(B) must obtain an active, current, full, and 
     unrestricted license, registration, or certification or meet 
     qualification standards set forth by the Secretary within a 
     specified time frame; and
       ``(C) is under the clinical supervision of a health care 
     professional described in paragraph (1); or
       ``(3) 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).''.
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