Mental Health TALK SAFE Act of 2026
The Mental Health TALK SAFE Act of 2026 amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow telehealth prescribing of certain controlled substances for mental health treatment. It establishes requirements for telehealth entities that prescribe these substances, including minimum staffing standards (like employing at least 250 psychiatrists working 30+ hours weekly), mandatory compliance officers, and restrictions on practitioner compensation structures. The bill prohibits pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions issued via telehealth based solely on the method of evaluation, requiring them to attempt validation through communication with the patient or prescriber first. It affects telehealth entities, psychiatrists, and psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurses providing remote mental health care services. The legislation preempts state laws that would restrict these telehealth prescribing practices for mental health conditions.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2026
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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