Bradley Merrill Thompson, a Member of the Firm in the Health Care and Life Sciences practice, in the Washington, DC, office, was quoted in an article titled "Debate on Mobile App Regulatory Oversight Heats Up."
Following is an excerpt:
The mHealth Regulatory Coalition says a proposed law to eliminate oversight by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on mobile healthcare software poses serious risks to patients and that Congress must play a key role in ensuring FDA guidance on mobile applications. ?...
"The PROTECT Act seems a misnomer. Instead of protecting consumers the act actually eliminates vital consumer health protections," Bradley Merrill Thompson, MRC general counsel, said in the statement. "The rush to avoid expert reviews of complex technologies with far-reaching health ramifications ignores the fact that we cannot separate the high risk from the low risk apps using broad terms in legislation."