Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9324 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9324 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain heath care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver, distribute, or dispense to veterans certain controlled medications via telemedicine under certain conditions, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2024 Mr. Womack (for himself and Mr. Bishop of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain heath care professionals employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to deliver, distribute, or dispense to veterans certain controlled medications via telemedicine under certain conditions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. DELIVERY, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPENSATION OF CONTROLLED MEDICATIONS BY COVERED DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS VIA TELEMEDICINE. Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): ``Sec. 1730D. Delivery, distribution, and dispensation of controlled medications via telemedicine ``(a) In General.--Pursuant to section 1730C of this title and subject to the requirements of title III of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), a covered health care professional may use telemedicine to deliver, distribute, or dis