,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bc1  
#bjbe ,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4        
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1   
,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4   
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4      
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1
 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4     
,markey1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,warren1   
,mr4 ,welch1 and ,mr4 ,booker7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,controlled ,substances ,act  
to allow for the use of telehealth in   
substance use disorder treatment1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4  ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,telehealth ,response for ,e-prescribing
 ,addiction ,therapy ,services ,act or  
the ,,treats ,act4  #b4  ,telehealth for
 substance use disorder treatment       

,section #cji7;e77#b7 of the ,controlled
 ,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4        
#hbi7;e77#b77 is amended--  7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a77i7-- 7,a7 by striking 
at least #a in-person medical evaluation
 and inserting the following3  at       
least-- 7,i7 #a in-person medical       
evaluation  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7,,ii7 for purposes
 of prescribing a controlled substance  
in schedule ,,iii1 ,,iv1 or ,v that has 
been approved by the ,food and ,drug    
,administration for the treatment of a  
substance use disorder1 #a telehealth   
evaluation of the patient2 or  2 and    
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,d7 ,the term telehealth evaluation  
means a medical evaluation that is      
conducted in accordance with applicable 
,federal and ,state laws by a           
practitioner 7other than a pharmacist7  
who is at a location remote from the    
patient and is communicating with the   
patient1 or a practitioner who is       
treating the patient1 using a           

telecommunications system referred to in
 section #ahcd7m7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7m77
 that includes audio-only or audio and  
video equipment permitting two-way1     
real-time interactive communication     
between the distant site practitioner   
and the patient1 or the practitioner who
 is treating the patient4  4