Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026

Sponsor: Donald Norcross (Democratic-NJ)July 20, 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.

Lets qualified doctors prescribe methadone through pharmacies for opioid use disorder

This bill would make it easier for people with opioid use disorder to get methadone. It would let specially trained doctors prescribe methadone that pharmacies could dispense, instead of only through special clinics. This means more convenient access for patients, while still allowing them to get care from existing treatment programs.

What Would Change

Today, methadone for opioid use disorder is mainly given out at special clinics, and doctors generally cannot directly prescribe it for pharmacies to dispense. This bill would change that by letting certain qualified doctors electronically prescribe liquid or dispersible tablet methadone for opioid use disorder, which pharmacies could then dispense for patients' supervised or unsupervised use, making treatment more accessible.

Key Provisions

Lets specially trained doctors prescribe methadone for opioid use disorder through pharmacies.
Allows pharmacies to dispense methadone for opioid use disorder without needing a separate federal registration.
Requires doctors to be board-certified in addiction medicine or psychiatry, or meet other standards set by the Secretary.
Requires all prescriptions under this new system to be sent electronically and for liquid or dispersible tablet forms of methadone.
Lets states choose to opt out, meaning the Attorney General would stop registering doctors for this new system in those states.
Allows methadone treatment under this new system to be provided through telemedicine.

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Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026

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