U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB4941: Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026
Status: In committee, June 24, 2026
A bill to expand access to methadone through alternative care models using pharmacies.
What the bill says
To expand access to methadone through alternative care models using pharmacies.
From the introduced text, June 24, 2026:
A BILL To expand access to methadone through alternative care models using pharmacies. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026 . SECTION 2. Expansion of methadone for opioid use disorder through prescribing and pharmacies Section 303(h) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(h) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)-- (A) by striking (A) and inserting (i) ; and (B) by striking (B) and inserting (ii) ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; (3) by striking (h) Practitioners and inserting (h)(1) Practitioners ; and (4) by adding at the end the and (ii) are-- (I) addiction medicine physicians or addiction psychiatrists who hold a subspecialty board certification in addiction medicine from the American Board of Preventive Medicine, a board certification in addiction medicine from the American Board of Addiction Medicine, a subspecialty board certification in addiction psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or a subspecialty board certification in addiction medicine from the American Osteopathic Association; or (II) otherwise determined by the Secretary, under standards established by the Secretary, to be qualified to prescribe methadone for opioid use disorder. (C) The prescribing of methadone pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be-- (i) exclusively by electronic prescribing …
Sponsors
- Markey, Edward (D) · primary sponsor
- Paul, Rand (R)
- Warren, Elizabeth (D)
- Margaret Hassan (D, SD-NH)
- Duckworth, Tammy (D)
- Booker, Cory (D)
- Bernard Sanders (I, SD-VT)
- Smith, Tina (D)
- Merkley, Jeff (D, SD-OR)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB4941?
- SB4941 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0 of 2026.
- What does SB4941 do?
- In its own words: To expand access to methadone through alternative care models using pharmacies.
- What is the status of SB4941?
- In committee as of June 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (June 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB4941?
- Markey, Edward (D), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB4941?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4941
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