119th Congress Health
H.R. 1627: TREATS Act
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Summary
This bill permanently allows health care practitioners to prescribe certain controlled substances for treating substance use disorders via telehealth without evaluating the patient in person.
Generally, a health care practitioner may not prescribe a controlled substance via telehealth unless they first conduct an in-person medical evaluation. Federal regulations currently provide a temporary exception to this requirement, allowing practitioners to prescribe schedule II-V controlled substances for legitimate medical purposes (such as treating substance use disorders) via telehealth without an in-person evaluation. However, this temporary regulatory flexibility expires on December 31, 2025.
The bill permanently allows practitioners to prescribe schedule III-V controlled substances for the treatment of a substance use disorder via telehealth without conducting an in-person evaluation. In such instances, a practitioner may conduct a telehealth evaluation using audio-only or audio and video equipment.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAOriginal
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Nanette Barragán D-CA
- Steve Cohen D-TN
- Gerald Connolly D-VA
- Donald Davis D-NC
- Chris Deluzio D-PA
- Debbie Dingell D-MI
- Chrissy Houlahan D-PA
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Henry Johnson D-GA
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
- William Keating D-MA
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Seth Moulton D-MA
- Carol Miller R-WV
- Jay Obernolte R-CA
- Brittany Pettersen D-CO
- Mary Scanlon D-PA
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Lori Trahan D-MA
- Jill Tokuda D-HI
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
- Jennifer Kiggans R-VA
- Becca Balint D-VT
- Sam Liccardo D-CA
- Angie Craig D-MN
- Ritchie Torres D-NY
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
Who scored on this bill
- 1Donald Norcross SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Donald Norcross.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.