{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1627","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1627,"title":"TREATS Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-26","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"N000188","fullName":"Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]","party":"D","state":"NJ","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":30,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-26","text":"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."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Drug, alcohol, tobacco use","Health technology, devices, supplies","Mental health"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-26","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-26","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act or the TREATS Act</strong></p><p>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. </p><p>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)&nbsp;via telehealth without an in-person evaluation. However, this temporary regulatory flexibility expires on December 31, 2025.</p><p>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. &nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-16T08:07:11Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":314,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:24:51.362Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=TREATS%20Act"}]}}