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HR 1766 115th Congress House

Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2017

Official title: To prohibit conditioning health care provider licensure on participation in a health plan or the meaningful use of electronic health records.

Introduced: March 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelLicensing and registrations
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 31, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2017

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services or any state from requiring a health care provider, as a condition of the provider's licensure, to participate in a health plan or comply with requirements for meaningful use of electronic health records.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1766: Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1766/
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"H.R. 1766: Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1766/.
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H.R. 1766, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1766/.
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