1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telehealth Act . I VA Mission Telehealth Clarification 101. Licensure of health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine Section 1730C(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Covered health care professionals For purposes of this section, a covered health care professional is any of the following individuals: (1) A health care professional who— (A) is an employee of the Department appointed under the authority under section 7306, 7401, 7405, 7406, or 7408 of this title or title 5; (B) is authorized by the Secretary to provide health care under this chapter; (C) is required to adhere to all standards for quality relating to the provision of medicine in accordance with applicable policies of the Department; and (D) has an active, current, full, and unrestricted license, registration, or certification in a State to practice the health care profession of the health care professional. (2) A health professional trainee who— (A) is appointed under section 7405 or 7406 of this title; and (B) is under the clinical supervision of a health care professional described in paragraph (1). . II Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 201. Permitting the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) Authority to waive telehealth requirements Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the Secretary may waive any such provision for any area and time period specified by the Secretary. . 202. Making permanent the ability of federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program Section 1834(m)(8) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8) ) is amended— (1) in the header, by striking during emergency period