VETS Act

Senate passes VETS Act to enable VA providers to cross state lines for telehealth services

01:24 pm January 4, 2018

The U.S. Senate passed the Veterans in E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS Act) on Wednesday evening, bipartisan legislation designed to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs’ telehealth programs and allow VA providers to cross state lines to practice telemedicine. The legislation is crucial to the VA’s Anywhere to Anywhere telehealth program introduced by VA Secretary Dr....

House passes bill to let VA providers practice telemedicine across state lines

10:24 am November 9, 2017

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 on Tuesday, which will allow Department of Veterans Affairs’ providers to cross state lines to practice telemedicine. The bipartisan legislation received overwhelming support from Congress, trade groups and providers when introduced this fall. Current credentialing...