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HR 1107In Committee

Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025

Introduced February 6, 2025

Summary

Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025This 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.

Timeline

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

  2. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279)

  5. Passed/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)

  6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107.

  7. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4279)

  8. Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179.

  10. Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221.

  11. Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221.

  12. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  14. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. Subcommittee Hearings Held

  16. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  17. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  18. Introduced in House

  19. Introduced in House

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