The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a proposed rule that would allow VA providers to treat patients in any state via telehealth, regardless of where they are licensed to practice.
The proposed rule would override state licensing restrictions that the agency says are limiting its telehealth program and allow VA physicians to treat patients anywhere in the country using the VA's telehealth technology.
That change is a critical part of the VA's “Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care” program, unveiled by VA Secretary David Shulkin, M.D., and President Donald Trump last month. During that announcement, Shulkin said he was working with the White House's Office of American Innovation and the Department of Justice to issue a new medical practice regulation to support telehealth initiatives.
