S. 3048

119 S3048 IS: Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-23
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3048
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  October 23, 2025
  Ms. Murkowski  (for herself,  Mr. Whitehouse ,  Mr.
  Warner ,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mr. Kaine ,  Mr.
  Sullivan ,  Mr. Luján ,
  Ms. Cortez Masto ,  Mr. Merkley ,  Mr.
  Hickenlooper ,  Mr. Wyden ,
  Mr. Heinrich ,  Ms. Klobuchar ,  Mr. Fetterman ,
  Mr. Kelly ,  Mr.
  Markey ,  Mr. Gallego ,
  Ms. Warren ,  Mr.
  Welch , and  Mr. Booker ) introduced
  the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
  Pensions
  A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in
  substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act   or the   TREATS Act  .
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.
  .