STAT December 7, 2020
Amid the pandemonium of a turbulent election and a resurgent virus, the Department of Veterans Affairs quietly released in mid-November what could be a groundbreaking new policy.
The interim final rule allows VA health providers to “practice their health care profession consistent with the scope and requirements of their VA employment, notwithstanding any … State requirements that unduly interfere with their practice,” such as state licensing, credentialing, and registration.
VA clinicians have for years practiced in states other than the ones in which they were licensed. But they have not been entirely protected, remaining vulnerable to enforcement actions for not having an in-state license or for practicing in ways that aren’t consistent with state regulations, such as a non-physician clinician...
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