HR 5467
117th Congress
House
Health
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Prescription drugs
Healthy Technology Act of 2021
Introduced: September 30, 2021
Introduced by:
Schweikert, David
Republican
· Arizona
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Healthy Technology Act of 2021
This bill establishes that artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning technology may be eligible to prescribe drugs.
Currently, certain drugs may be dispensed only upon a prescription provided by a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug. Under this bill, an AI or machine learning technology may qualify as such a prescribing practitioner if the technology is (1) authorized by state law to prescribe the drug involved; and (2) approved, cleared, or authorized under certain federal provisions pertaining to medical devices and products.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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