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H.R. 746 (105th)

Access to Medical Treatment Act

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Introduced

13 February 1997

Last action

7 March 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20], Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

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Summary

Access to Medical Treatment Act - Permits any individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any medical treatment that the individual desires (including a treatment that is not approved, certified, or licensed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) if: (1) the practitioner agrees to treat the individual; and (2) the administration of such treatment does not violate licensing laws. Authorizes health care practitioners to provide any method of treatment to such an individual if certain requirements are met. Requires a practitioner to report: (1) administering such treatment and discovering it to be a danger to an individual; and (2) the positive effects of an unconventional medical treatment for a life-threatening medical condition.

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Timeline

  1. 13 February 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 February 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 February 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 March 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

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