United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7593 (116th)
TREATS Act
Introduced
13 July 2020
Last action
13 July 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Sponsors
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act or the TREATS Act This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill permanently allows telehealth services for substance-use disorders to be provided via audio-only technology, if a physician or practitioner has already conducted an in-person or video telehealth evaluation. Schedule III or IV controlled substances may also be prescribed online if a practitioner has conducted a telehealth evaluation with video.
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Timeline
13 July 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 2020
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Source: Committee
13 July 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 July 2020 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → TREATS Act
- related to ← Telehealth Act
- related to ← CARA 2.0 Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7593
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7593
- us · 116-hr-7593 · source updated 5 December 2025