H.R. 746105th CongressHouse Bill

Access to Medical Treatment Act

Introduced in the HouseDead

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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.

Introduced Feb 13, 1997
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Filed in the House

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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law

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Who introduced this

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Peter DeFazio

Democrat

U.S. Representative · OR-4

Bipartisan — 71 cosponsors (41 D, 29 R, 1 I)

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