---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 3228"
bill: "116-hr-3228"
heading: "VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "eh"
to_label: "Engrossed in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/3228/changes/eh"
---
# H.R. 3228 — what changed
H.R. 3228, VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act — 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Edits are marked `struck` and `inserted`.
## Sec. 2 Licensure of 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 the authority under section 7306, 7401, 7405, 7406, or 7408 of this title title, or under 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 medicine health care in accordance with applicable policies of the Department; and
- “(D) 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.has—
- “(2) A “(i) an active, current, full, and unrestricted license, registration, or certification in a State to practice the health professional trainee who—care profession of the health care professional;
- “(ii) qualifications prescribed by the Secretary under section 7402(b) of this title for an appointment to a position in the Veterans Health Administration; or
- “(iii) other authorization from the Secretary to provide health care.
- “(2) 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).
- “(3) A health care professional who—
- “(A) is appointed to a position described in paragraph (1) or (3) of section 7401 of this title under—
- “(i) section 7401 of this title;
- “(ii) section 7405 of this title; or
- “(iii) title 5;
- “(B) is in the process of obtaining, within a timeframe prescribed by the Secretary—
- “(i) a license, registration, or certification described in paragraph (1)(D)(i);
- “(ii) qualifications described in paragraph (1)(D)(ii); or
- “(iii) authorization described in subparagraph (B) or (D)(iii) of paragraph (1); and
- “(C) is under the clinical supervision of a health care professional described in paragraph (1).”
- “(B) is under the clinical supervision of a health care professional described in paragraph (1).”