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H.R. 238 119th Congress House

Healthy Technology Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as a practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if authorized by the State involved and approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 2025 Introduced by: David Schweikert Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Health Advanced technology and technological innovationsHealth personnelHealth technology, devices, suppliesPrescription drugs
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 7, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Healthy Technology Act of 2025

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 238: Healthy Technology Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-238/
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"H.R. 238: Healthy Technology Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-238/.
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H.R. 238, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-238/.
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[H.R. 238: Healthy Technology Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-238/)
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