Is it allowed under U.S. federal law for an AI to prescribe medicines autonomously (without human oversight) as a “practitioner”?

Last updated on October 4, 2025

YES (conditionally) — A bill introduced in the U.S. Congress (the “Healthy Technology Act of 2023”) would explicitly allow AI/ML technologies to qualify as “practitioners” for prescribing drugs, if authorized by the state and approved/cleared by the FDA. So under that proposed law, yes in certain cases—but only if those dual conditions (state + FDA) are met.

 

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/206/text

Jan 2023 (bill text)

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