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38 U.S.C. 1730C: Licensure of health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine

Created in 2018 by the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018" or the "VA MISSION Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-182). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2024Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

2021William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

2018John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018" or the "VA MISSION Act of 2018created it

38 U.S.C. 1730CLicensure of health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine

(2)No State shall deny or revoke the license, registration, or certification of a…

(a)In General.—Notwithstanding any provision of law regarding the licensure of…

(b)Covered Health Care Professionals.—For purposes of this section, a covered…

(c)Property of Federal Government.—Subsection (a) shall apply to a covered health…

(d)Relation to State Law.—(1) The provisions of this section shall supersede any…

(e)Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section may be construed to remove,…

(f)State Defined.—In this section, the term "State" means a State, as defined in…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2024

Pub. L. 118–42 substituted "any State or any of the Freely Associated States (as defined in section 1724(f) of this title)" for "any State". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024) Law text · (a)

2021

Pub. L. 116–283 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to who were considered covered health care professionals. (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.