TREATS Act

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 and mental health 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

1. 22 February 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 February 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 22 February 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 February 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 February 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 February 2021

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Sponsors

• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← TREATS Act
• related to ← CARA 3.0 Act of 2021