Sec. 1089. Modification of licensure requirements for health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine
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Section 1730C(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: For purposes of this section, a covered health care professional is any of the following individuals: A health care professional who— is an employee of the Department appointed under section 7306, 7401, 7405, 7406, or 7408 of this title or title 5; is authorized by the Secretary to provide health care under this chapter; is required to adhere to all standards for quality relating to the provision of health care in accordance with applicable policies of the Department; and has an active, current, full, and unrestricted license, registration, or certification in a State to practice the health care profession of the health care professional; or with respect to a health care profession listed under section 7402(b) of this title, has the qualifications for such profession as set forth by the Secretary.
A postgraduate health care employee who— is appointed under section 7401(1), 7401(3), or 7405 of this title or title 5 for any category of personnel described in paragraph
(1)or
(3)of section 7401 of this title; must obtain an active, current, full, and unrestricted license, registration, or certification or meet qualification standards set forth by the Secretary within a specified time frame; and is under the clinical supervision of a health care professional described in paragraph (1); or A health professions trainee who— is appointed under section 7405 or 7406 of this title; and is under the clinical supervision of a health care professional described in paragraph (1). .