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S 2977 113th Congress Senate Health Computers and information technology Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies

MEDTECH Act

Introduced: December 4, 2014 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 4, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers’ Health Act or the MEDTECH Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude from regulation as a medical device:

  • administrative, operational, or financial records software used in health care settings;
  • products intended for health maintenance outside of medical treatment;
  • electronic patient records, excluding diagnostic image data, provided that related software is validated prior to marketing, consistent with the standards for devices;
  • software for clinical laboratory test reports; and
  • software that provides medical recommendations and the basis for those recommendations to health care professionals, with exceptions for products related to regulated devices.
What's happening now December 4, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2977: MEDTECH Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2977/
MLA
"S. 2977: MEDTECH Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2977/.
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S. 2977, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2977/.
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