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HR 5837 117th Congress House Health

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 3, 2021 Introduced by: Curtis, John R. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 3, 2021
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.
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill modifies requirements relating to coverage of certain telehealth services under Medicare. Specifically, the bill permanently allows telehealth services for substance-use disorders and mental health disorders to be provided via audio-only technology and without an initial in-person evaluation.

Schedule III or IV controlled substances may also be prescribed online if a practitioner has conducted a telehealth evaluation with video; certain opioid agonists may be prescribed via audio-only technology if the beneficiary initially lacks access to video technology but receives a follow-up evaluation via video within 10 days.

The Department of Health and Human Services must establish an interagency task force to study the utilization and effect of opioid agonist prescriptions that are issued via telehealth.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 3, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5837: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5837/
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"H.R. 5837: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5837/.
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H.R. 5837, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5837/.
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[H.R. 5837: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services relating to substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5837/)
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