A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the use of telehealth services for the treatment of opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders.
Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment Act or the eTREAT Act This bill expands the availability of substance use disorder telehealth services under Medicare. Under current law, telehealth services are generally covered under Medicare only if such services are received by beneficiaries at specified types of sites that are located in rural areas. The bill exempts substance use disorder telehealth services from these requirements.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
Congressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the use of telehealth services for the treatment of opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders.
USA115th CongressS-2901| Senate
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Expanding Telehealth Response to Ensure Addiction Treatment Act or the eTREAT Act This bill expands the availability of substance use disorder telehealth services under Medicare. Under current law, telehealth services are generally covered under Medicare only if such services are received by beneficiaries at specified types of sites that are located in rural areas. The bill exempts substance use disorder telehealth services from these requirements.
Congressional oversightDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare