TREAT Act
The TREAT Act temporarily allows mental health providers to offer virtual care across state lines during declared emergencies, using their home state license. It requires providers to verify patient identity, obtain consent, and send written notice to the patient's state licensing board within 30 days. The bill ensures providers stay within their licensed scope of practice and the patient's state regulations, with disciplinary authority remaining with the patient's state. This directly affects patients in emergency areas and mental health providers seeking to deliver care during disasters like natural disasters or public health crises.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 18, 2023
Last action Sep 22, 2023
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3
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Committee
2
Sep 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Sep 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Sep 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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