Right to Treat Act

S. 1830, the Right to Treat Act, would establish that agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services do not have authority to regulate the practice of medicine. The bill would prevent federal agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from regulating how doctors practice medicine. If enacted, the bill would limit federal health agencies to gathering and providing public health data and regulating drug safety, while allowing doctors and patients to make treatment decisions without federal interference. The bill is currently under consideration by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and has not yet been voted on by the full Senate.