,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,harper 7for himself and ,ms4      
,matsui7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act  
to clarify the eligibility of certain   
community mental health centers to      
register for purposes of the practice of
 telemedicine1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,improving ,access to ,remote   
,behavioral ,health ,treatment ,act of  
#bjah4  #b4 ,registration of qualified  
community mental health centers  7a7    
,definitions ,section #ajb of the       
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       

,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7 is amended--  7#a7 by   
striking paragraph 7#ed77;,a77i7 and    
inserting the following3  7i7 while the 
patient is being treated by1 and        
physically located in--  7,i7 a hospital
 or clinic registered under section     
#cjc7;f72 or  7,,ii7 a qualified        
community mental health center          
registered under section #cjc7l72 and  2
 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#eg7 ,the term qualified   
community mental health center means a  
facility that--  7,a7  7i7 meets the    
criteria specified in section #aiac7;c7 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act to 
be considered a community mental health 
center2 or  7ii7 meets the criteria     
specified pursuant to section #bbc of   
the ,protecting ,access to ,medicare    
,act of #bjad to be considered a        
certified community behavioral health   
clinic2 and  7,b7 is licensed1 operated1
 authorized1 certified1 or otherwise    
recognized by a ,state government4  4   
7b7 ,registration ,section #cjc of the  

,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7l7 ,qualified  
community mental health centers  7#a7   
,registration ,the ,attorney ,general   
shall register qualified community      
mental health centers to administer     
controlled substances through the       
practice of telemedicine4  7#b7 ,denial 
of applications ,the ,attorney ,general 
may deny an application for registration
 under paragraph 7#a7 if the ,attorney  
,general determines that the            
registration would be inconsistent with 
the public interest after considering-- 
7,a7 any recommendation by the licensing
 board or professional disciplinary     
authority of the ,state in which the    
applicant is located2  7,b7 the         
experience of the applicant in treating 
patients2  7,c7 any conviction of an    
employee of the applicant under ,federal
 or ,state law relating to treatment of 
patients2  7,d7 the compliance of the   
applicant with applicable ,federal1     

,state1 or local laws relating to       
treatment of patients2 and  7,e7 any    
other conduct by the applicant that may 
threaten the public's health and safety4
  4  7c7 ,report to ,congress ,not later
 than #fj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit to the ,congress a plan for      
implementation of the amendments made by
 subsections 7a7 and 7b74  7d7 ,delayed 
applicability ,the amendments made by   
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 apply beginning 
on the date that is #abj days after the 
date of enactment of this ,act4