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[Groove]

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Did anybody catch this in H.R.238 last year?

H.R.238 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Healthy Technology Act of 2025

Summary of H.R.238 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Healthy Technology Act of 2025

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Healthy Technology Act of 2025

This bill establishes that artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning technology may be eligible to prescribe drugs.

Currently, certain drugs may be dispensed only upon a prescription provided by a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug. Under this bill, an AI or machine learning technology may qualify as such a prescribing practitioner if the technology is (1) authorized by state law to prescribe the drug involved; and (2) approved, cleared, or authorized under certain federal provisions pertaining to medical devices and products.

NEWS RELEASE: Utah and Doctronic Announce Groundbreaking Partnership for AI Prescription Medication Renewals - commerce.utah.gov

Utah becomes the first state to safely evaluate autonomous AI for prescription renewals for chronic conditions SALT LAKE CITY—The state of Utah, through the Utah Department of Commerce’s Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy, today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Doctronic, the...

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Utah allows AI to renew prescription drugs autonomously

The state is piloting a program with Doctronic that allows AI to legally participate in medical decision-making for patients with chronic conditions in need of prescription renewals.

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[Porfirio]

What series of answers gets the dilaudid dispensed? I better look this up on Reddit.

 

[southerndoc]

This may allow federal prescribing, but the vast majority of prescribing is regulated by the states. Therefore, this won't allow AI to prescribe medications except for military, VA, etc.

 

[Groove]

This may allow federal prescribing, but the vast majority of prescribing is regulated by the states. Therefore, this won't allow AI to prescribe medications except for military, VA, etc.

Until the pilot program shows success and safety and then more states will adopt similar programs. Telemedicine started the same way and look where we are now.

 

[AlmostAnMD]

What series of answers gets the dilaudid dispensed? I better look this up on Reddit.

"I have sickle cell pain"

*orders dilaudid 3 MG q2*

 

[xaelia]

This may allow federal prescribing, but the vast majority of prescribing is regulated by the states. Therefore, this won't allow AI to prescribe medications except for military, VA, etc.

The underlying idea is fine, it's just a matter of time until it gets abused.

Think of all the dumb med refill requests you've seen in your life in the ED – "I'm traveling and I need more lisnopril, metoprolol, and atorvastatin" etc. – no reason an online system shouldn't be able to do some safety checks and make it happen.

And then it'll scope creep into a selection of "low-risk" medications for online urgent care (azithromycin, prednisone, etc.).

And then it'll go haywire from there ....

 

[Apollyon]

"I have sickle cell pain"

*orders dilaudid 3 MG q2*

Dilaudid 3mg q2 MINUTES!

 

[GassYous]

Dilaudid 3mg q2 MINUTES!

I once inherited a chronic sickler getting like 10 mg an hour with boluses of 2 and it was fun weaning it

 

[Tiger26]

I think AI will definitely become a "physician extender" for both good and bad.

Order an ankle xr—>interpret the film—>let physician know about red flags—>have tech get an air splint —> d/c. Same with chest pain workups, a lot of abdominal pain (i,.e old person gets labs/CT), sore throat, etc.

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

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And then it'll scope creep into a selection of "low-risk" medications for online urgent care (azithromycin, prednisone, etc.).

And then it'll go haywire from there ....

More diabetes and osteoporosis for me to treat!

 

[Porfirio]

More diabetes and osteoporosis for me to treat!

You mean the AI won’t treat that too?

Just imagine one AI robot trash talking another AI robot’s work up/treatment.

 

[AlmostAnMD]

I want to live long enough to see the ED robot throw the PCP robot under the bus in front of me as a patient someday

 

[JacobMcCandles]

I want to live long enough to see the ED robot throw the PCP robot under the bus in front of me as a patient someday

It’ll be the great robot wars over asymptomatic hypertension.

 

[DocEspana]

"I have sickle cell pain"

*orders dilaudid 3 MG q2*

Dilaudid 3mg q2 MINUTES!

 

[DocEspana]

You mean the AI won’t treat that too?

Just imagine one AI robot trash talking another AI robot’s work up/treatment.

This is how the clanker civil war begins