1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act . 2. Expansion of methadone for opioid use disorder through prescribing and pharmacies (a) Registration; other care by telehealth (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Controlled substance; detoxification treatment; dispense; maintenance treatment; opioid The terms controlled substance , detoxification treatment , dispense , maintenance treatment , and opioid have the meanings given the terms in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). (B) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) Waiver (A) In general The requirements of section 303(h) of Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(h) ) applicable to methadone medication for opioid use disorder are waived, and the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, shall register persons described in subparagraph (B) to prescribe methadone for opioid use disorder to be dispensed through a pharmacy for individuals for unsupervised use. (B) Persons described Persons described in this subparagraph are persons who— (i) are licensed, registered, or otherwise permitted, by the United States or the jurisdiction in which they practice, to prescribe controlled substances in the course of professional practice; and (ii) are— (I) employees or contractors of an opioid treatment program