Bill Detail
H.R. 1107
Congress: 119
Title
Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025
Summary
Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 This bill permanently authorizes certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals to use telemedicine to deliver, distribute, or dispense controlled substances that are prescription drugs to patients who are eligible for VA health care, regardless of whether the health care professional has conducted an in-person medical examination. The health care professional must be (1) authorized to prescribe the basic class of such controlled substance under an active, current, full, and unrestricted license or certification; (2) acting in the usual course of professional practice; and (3) delivering, distributing, or dispensing the substance for a legitimate medical purpose.
Sponsor
Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR-3]
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Introduced
2025-02-06
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Bill Engagement
Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 This bill permanently authorizes certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals to use tele…