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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers&rsquo; Health Act or the MEDTECH Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude from regulation as a medical device:</p> <ul> <li>administrative, operational, or financial records software used in health care settings;</li> <li>products intended for health maintenance outside of medical treatment;</li> <li>electronic patient records, excluding diagnostic image data, provided that related software is validated prior to marketing, consistent with the standards for devices;</li> <li>software for clinical laboratory test reports; and</li> <li> software that provides medical recommendations and the basis for those recommendations to health care professionals, with exceptions for products related to regulated devices. </li> </ul>]]></text>
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