Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 9/16/2025
Actions
- 2025-09-16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-09-15The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-09-15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-09-15On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279)
- 2025-09-15Passed/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)
- 2025-09-15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107.
- 2025-09-15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4279)
- 2025-09-15Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2025-07-29Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179.
- 2025-07-29Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221.
- 2025-07-29Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221.
- 2025-05-06Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-03-25Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 2025-03-25Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-03-12Subcommittee Hearings Held
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CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-06 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
- Ken Calvert (R-CA)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Harold Rogers (R-KY)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Eugene Vindman (D-VA)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Tim Moore (R-NC)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Derek Tran (D-CA)
Subjects
- Health care coverage and access
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Prescription drugs
- Veterans' medical care
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