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HR 5541 118th Congress House Health Administrative remedies Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Mental health

TREAT Act

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment Act or the TREAT Act

This bill temporarily authorizes the interstate provision of mental health telehealth services during a declared national emergency.

Specifically, subject to scope of practice and other requirements, a health care professional may provide mental health services via telehealth in any U.S. jurisdiction based on that individual's authorization to practice in any one state or territory.

The bill also provides certain related powers to health care professional regulatory bodies, such as medical boards. Specifically, a regulatory body may investigate and take disciplinary actions against a professional who provides services pursuant to this bill to a patient in that body's jurisdiction.

What's happening now September 22, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 18, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5541: TREAT Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5541/
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"H.R. 5541: TREAT Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5541/.
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H.R. 5541, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5541/.
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