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Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025

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SummaryIntroduced in House
2025-02-06

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.

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Referred in Senate2025-09-16T04:00:00Z
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Engrossed in House2025-09-15T04:00:00Z
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Reported in House2025-07-29T04:00:00Z
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Introduced in House2025-02-06T05:00:00Z
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Introduced2025-02-06
119th Congress
Cosponsors28
Co-sponsoring members
Policy AreaArmed Forces and National Security
Primary subject
Last Action2025-09-16
Received in the Senate and Read twice an
Sponsor
Womack, SteveR
house · Arkansas · District 3
Legislative Subjects5 total
Health care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesPrescription drugsVeterans' medical care
Cosponsors28 members
DRep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]GARRep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]CADRep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]NCDRep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]CORRep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]OKRRep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]CARRep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]VARRep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]VARRep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]KYRRep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]SCRRep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]NJRRep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]TXRRep. Bresnahan, Robert [R-PA-8]PARRep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NYDRep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]VARRep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]FLDRep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]NVRRep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]NCDRep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]CADRep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]CADRep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]NYDRep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]PADRep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]ORDRep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]NMDRep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]NJDRep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TNDRep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]NVDRep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]MI
Latest Action2025-09-16

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.