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Introduced Session

VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state regardless of where the professional or patient is located if the covered health care professional is using telemedicine to provide VA medical or health services. Such authority shall apply to a covered health care professional regardless of whether the covered health care professional or patient is located in a federally-owned facility. The bill defines "covered health care professional" as a health care professional who: (1) is a VA employee appointed under specified VA authorities or under the civil service; (2) is authorized by the VA to provide health care; (3) is required to adhere to all telemedicine quality standards; and (4) has an active, current, full, and unrestricted state license, registration, or certification for such health care profession. The VA shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of the VA's use of telemedicine.

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G.T. Thompson (R)*,  Jodey Arrington (R),  Jack Bergman (R),  Julia Brownley (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Mike Coffman (R),  Jim Cooper (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Jenniffer González (R),  Sam Graves (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Ann Kuster (D),  Frank LoBiondo (R),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  Luke Messer (R),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Amata Radewagen (R),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  David Schweikert (R),  Carol Shea-Porter (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Greg Walden (R),  Peter Welch (D),  David Young (R), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 11/08/2017)

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