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VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

USA116th CongressS-3643| Senate 
| Updated: 9/15/2020
Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Republican Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (3)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.

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Timeline
May 7, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.
Sep 23, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3228
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.
  • May 7, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 7, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • August 5, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • September 15, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.


  • September 15, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.


  • September 23, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3228
    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7992: Telehealth Act
  • HR 116-3228: VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
  • S 116-4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesLicensing and registrationsVeterans' medical care

VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act

USA116th CongressS-3643| Senate 
| Updated: 9/15/2020
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.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

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Timeline
May 7, 2020
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.
Sep 23, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3228
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.
  • May 7, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 7, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • August 5, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • September 15, 2020
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.


  • September 15, 2020
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 545.


  • September 23, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3228
    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553.
Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Republican Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (3)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7992: Telehealth Act
  • HR 116-3228: VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
  • S 116-4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesLicensing and registrationsVeterans' medical care