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,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4      
,cortez ,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1
 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4     
,kelly1 & ,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act to all[ = !
 use ( teleheal? 9 sub/ance use disord] 
treatm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,teleheal? ,response = ,e-prescrib+     
,addiction ,!rapy ,s]vices ,act or !    
,,treats ,act4  #b4 ,teleheal? =        
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t ,section  
#cji7;e77#b7 ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbi7;e77#b77 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a77i7--    
7,a7 by /rik+ at lea/ #a 9-p]son m$ical 
evaluation & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 at lea/-- 
7,i7 #a 9-p]son m$ical evaluation  2 &  

7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,,ii7 
= purposes ( prescrib+ a controll$      
sub/ance 9 s*$ule ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v t  
has be5 approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug      
,adm9i/ration = ! treatm5t ( a sub/ance 
use disord]1 #a teleheal? evaluation ( !
 pati5t2 or  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7,d7 ,! t]m teleheal?        
evaluation means a m$ical evaluation t  
is conduct$ 9 accordance ) applicable   
,f$]al & ,/ate laws by a practition]    
7o!r ?an a ph>maci/7 :o is at a location
 remote f ! pati5t & is communicat+ ) ! 
pati5t1 or a practition] :o is treat+ ! 
pati5t1 us+ a telecommunications sy/em  
ref]r$ to 9 section #ahcd7m7 ( ! ,social
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#aciem7m77 t includes audio-only or     
audio & video equipm5t p]mitt+ two-way1 
real-"t int]active communication betwe5 
! di/ant site practition] & ! pati5t1 or
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