# 119-s-3048: TREATS Act

119-s-3048, TREATS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3048
- Congress: 119
- Title: TREATS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Expands telehealth-based prescribing for FDA-approved substance use disorder medications.** This bill would allow remote practitioners to perform defined "telehealth evaluations" using two-way audio or audio-and-video systems when prescribing certain Schedule III, IV, or V drugs approved to treat substance use disorder, while still requiring at least one in-person medical evaluation as part of the process. - Patients: Would make it easier to get SUD medications by allowing remote evaluations, including audio-only, which may reduce travel and scheduling barriers. - Clinicians: Would let a practitioner located away from the patient use the telecommunications systems referenced in section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act to complete the medical evaluation when prescribing eligible SUD medicines. - Rules and compliance: Adds a specific definition of "telehealth evaluation" tied to two-way, real-time audio or video and requires that evaluations conform to applicable Federal and State laws.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Telehealth for addiction medication prescriptions: mixed, medium. This bill would require at least one in-person medical exam as part of the evaluation to get a controlled-substance prescription. It would add a new definition of a "telehealth evaluation" as a remote medical exam by a practitioner who follows federal and state law. For Schedule III, IV, and V drug…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3048 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3048)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3048 (as of 2026-07-25).