United States · Bill · S
S. 578 (105th)
Access to Medical Treatment Act
Introduced
15 April 1997
Last action
15 April 1997 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID], Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
21 August 2025
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
15 April 1997
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
15 April 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3209-3210)
Source: IntroReferral
15 April 1997
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 April 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/578
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/578
- us · 105-s-578 · source updated 21 August 2025