United StatesProtecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025
What it does
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Sep 16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Latest
- Sep 15Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4279)
- Sep 15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107.
- Sep 15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279-4280: 1)Passed House
- Sep 15On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279)
- Sep 15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221.
- Jul 29Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179.
- May 6Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 25Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 25Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Mar 12Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 11Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 6Introduced in House
- Feb 6Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Introduced