; or (D) require a participating provider to use a specific vendor for electronic prescribing or a specific electronic prescribing product or system. (6) Attestation of compliance Beginning on January 1, 2026, each group health plan and health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall annually submit to the Secretary, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury an attestation of compliance with the requirements of this subsection. (7) Consultation requirement for rulemaking In promulgating regulations to carry out this subsection, the Secretary, the Secretary of the Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall jointly consult with dispensers of controlled substances, State insurance regulators, health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, and health care practitioners. . (b) Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 amendment Section 722 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1185k ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Requirements for electronic-Prescribing for controlled substances (1) In general Except as provided pursuant to paragraph (2), for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage, with respect to a participating provider, as defined in section 716(a)(3), shall have in place policies, subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), that require any prescription for a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance (as defined by section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act) covered by the plan or coverage that is transmitted by such a participating provider for such a participant or beneficiary be electronically transmitted consistent with standards established under paragraph (3) of section 1860D–4(e) of the Social Security Act, under an electronic prescription drug program that meets requirements that are substantially similar (as jointly determined by the Secretary,