WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Department Of Veterans Affairs has issued a rule called: Health Care Professionals Practicing Via Telehealth.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 2 by Taylor N. Mattson, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, with changes, a proposed rule to amend its medical regulations that govern VA's health care professionals who practice health care via telehealth. This final rule implements the authorities of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 and the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. This final rule enables VA to maximize health care resource utilization and provid...