H.R. 2085 · 108th Congress
Access to Medical Treatment Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Peter DeFazio
- Introduced
- 2003-05-14
- Latest action
- 2003-05-20 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.States that nothing in this Act shall in any way adversely affect the distribution or sale of dietary supplements.