117 S3670 IS: Right to Treat Act U.S. Senate 2022-02-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3670IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 16, 2022Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo clarify that agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services do not have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Right to Treat Act.

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Scope of authorities

Notwithstanding any other provision of law—(1)no Federal agency, including the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine; and(2)no Federal law, rule, regulation, or policy shall prohibit or restrict the lawful prescribing or disbursing of any drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration, or that is available pursuant to section 561B of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–0a).