TREATS Act
- Last Action
- 2/26/2025
Actions
- 2025-02-26Referred 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.
- 2025-02-26Referred 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.
- 2025-02-26Introduced in House
- 2025-02-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-26 (00)
Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act or the TREATS Act
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Carol Miller (R-WV)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Subjects
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Mental health
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