119-hr1627

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1627 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1627

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of 
telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 26, 2025

Mr. Norcross (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
 bill; which was 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

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 A BILL

 To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of 
telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Telehealth Response for E-
prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act'' or the ``TREATS Act''.

SEC. 2. TELEHEALTH FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT.

 

Section 309

    (e)

    (2) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
829

    (e)

    (2) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (A)
            (i) --
        (A) by striking ``at least 1 in-person medical 
 evaluation'' and inserting the following: ``at least--
 ``
            (I) 1 in-person medical 
 evaluation''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (II) for purposes of prescribing 
 a controlled substance in schedule III, 
 IV, or V that has been approved by the 
 Food and Drug Administration for the 
 treatment of a substance use disorder, 
 1 telehealth evaluation of the patient; 
 or''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (D) The term `telehealth evaluation' means a 
 medical evaluation that is conducted in accordance with 
 applicable Federal and State laws by a practitioner 
 (other than a pharmacist) who is at a location remote 
 from the patient and is communicating with the patient, 
 or a practitioner who is treating the patient, using a 
 telecommunications system referred to in 

section 1834
            (m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m
            (m) ) 
 that includes audio-only or audio and video equipment 
 permitting two-way, real-time interactive communication 
 between the distant site practitioner and the patient, 
 or the practitioner who is treating the patient.''.
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