H.R. 1627: TREATS Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-26 · Health · Latest: 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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TREATS Act

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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.

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TREATS Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · 31 cosponsors

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1627.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1627 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills