United States · Bill · S
S. 2977 (113th)
MEDTECH Act
Introduced
4 December 2014
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers’ Health Act or the MEDTECH Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude from regulation as a medical device: administrative, operational, or financial records software used in health care settings; products intended for health maintenance outside of medical treatment; electronic patient records, excluding diagnostic image data, provided that related software is validated prior to marketing, consistent with the standards for devices; software for clinical laboratory test reports; and software that provides medical recommendations and the basis for those recommendations to health care professionals, with exceptions for products related to regulated devices.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 December 2014
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 December 2014
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 December 2014
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2977
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2977