3.0.0 7593 2023-01-11T13:45:57Z 2023-01-11T13:45:57Z House HR 2020-07-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 125 (Monday, July 13, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McKINLEY:H.R. 7593.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8--Powers of Congress. To make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or the Officer Thereof.[Page H3084]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-13T16:02:20Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee Referred to 2020-07-13T13:59:58Z Referred to 2020-07-13T16:02:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-13T16:02:10Z TREATS Act 116 4103 S 2020-06-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS Telehealth Act 116 7992 HR 2020-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS CARA 2.0 Act of 2020 116 5000 S 2020-12-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2020-07-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-07-13 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-07-13 hswm01 Social Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Committee 2020-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 N C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2020-07-13 True T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-07-13 True B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2020-07-13 True T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2020-07-16 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2020-07-20 False Health Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health technology, devices, supplies Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Prescription drugs Telephone and wireless communication Health 00 2020-07-13 Introduced in House 2020-10-17T14:09:58Z 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.

]]> TREATS Act Display Title TREATS Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the use of telehealth for substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced TREATS Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7593ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7593ih.xml 2020-07-13 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.