Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 passed the House 221 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 107 words.
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.
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 48 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 499 words
- Subjects
- Health care coverage and accessHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesPrescription drugsVeterans' medical care
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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