Receiving telemedicine services from health care providers in another state could get easier for Department of Veterans Affairs patients under a bill with bipartisan support introduced July 12 by Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.).
The Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2012 (H.R. 6107) would allow a VA patient to receive health care services delivered via telemedicine from providers licensed to practice in states other than the one where the patient is being treated.
Current law allows telemedicine services to be delivered to VA patients only if the health care practitioners providing the services are licensed in the same ...
Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:
See Breaking News in Context
Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.
Already a subscriber?
Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.