US Congress House Bill 2516 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-3)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

VETS Act of 2015 Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 Allows a health care professional who is authorized to provide health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs and who is a licensed, nationally registered, or certified professional to practice at any location in any state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession, regardless of where the professional or patient is located, if the professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment. Allows such treatment regardless of whether such professional or patient is located in a facility owned by the federal government.

VETS Act of 2015 Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015

Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-05-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-05-21	House	Introduced in House

SB2170 (Related) 2015-11-18 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
SB2896 (Related) 2016-05-24 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
HB5262 (Related) 2016-05-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2516/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2516/BILLS-114hr2516ih.pdf