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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 See on congress.gov
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Oct 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 30, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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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 October 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5467: Healthy Technology Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5467/
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"H.R. 5467: Healthy Technology Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5467/.
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H.R. 5467, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5467/.
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