# 115-hr-5483: Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018

115-hr-5483, Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5483
- Congress: 115
- Title: Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2018-04-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Special Registration for Telemedicine Clarification Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a deadline for the Drug Enforcement Administration to promulgate regulations for the special registration of practitioners to practice telemedicine.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6] (R-GA), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2018-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5483 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5483)

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- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5483 (as of 2025-11-18).