StateLicensure now includes a legislation tracker for telehealth prescribing bills — both federal and state. It tracks every bill and rulemaking that could change how you prescribe, with plain-language AI summaries and direct links to primary sources. This guide explains how to use it.
Where to find it
The legislation tracker is in the main navigation as Legislation. It is available on the Clinical plan and above. The page is split into two panels: federal legislation on the left (always visible) and state legislation on the right (select a state from the dropdown). Federal bills affect every jurisdiction and are shown regardless of which state you have selected.
What the AI summary tells you
Each bill has a structured AI summary with three sections. What it does describes the specific change the bill or rule would make. Who it affects identifies which physicians or practices are directly impacted — telehealth prescribers, MAT providers, out-of-state practitioners. What to watch identifies the key risk, deadline, or next development to monitor. These summaries are reviewed before publication.
The tracker shows you what a bill does, who it affects, and what to watch — before it becomes law.
How bills enter the tracker
Our editorial team monitors the Federal Register, CCHP weekly updates, and state legislature sites for bills touching telehealth prescribing, controlled substance scheduling, in-person exam requirements, PMP registration, and DEA registration. Bills are reviewed before they are published to the tracker. We do not publish every bill introduced — only those with material compliance implications for telehealth physicians.
Urgency tags
Bills are tagged as Watch (advancing through committee, worth monitoring), Action needed (enacted or advancing rapidly with a near-term compliance deadline), or Enacted (in effect — review required). The impact direction tag — Restrictive, Permissive, or Neutral — tells you whether the bill would tighten or loosen prescribing rules. Filter your attention to Restrictive + Action needed combinations first.