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2026-10-07 03:36:00

Utah launches AI prescription pilot, with doctors still required to review early cases

Utah has begun a pilot program that allows artificial intelligence to generate initial prescriptions for acne treatment, but the rollout starts under tight guardrails rather than full autonomy. Nolla Health said on Oct. 5 that its Nolla Derm app is now offering AI-generated initial prescriptions to Utah residents aged 18 and older with mild to moderate acne for a $4.99 monthly fee. The arrangement runs through the state’s AI regulatory sandbox, under an agreement signed Sept. 22 by the Utah Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy, the Division of Professional Licensing, and Magic Health, Nolla’s operating entity. The program is limited to eight topical formulations and excludes oral medications, oral isotretinoin, systemic hormone therapy, severe acne, and minors. Cases involving pregnancy or breastfeeding, immunosuppression, or serious liver or kidney disease must be stopped by design. In the first stage, which lasts at least four weeks and covers the first 100 patients, every AI-generated prescription must be independently approved by two Utah-licensed physicians before it reaches a pharmacy. Later stages allow more automation, but only if the system clears thresholds including at least 95% agreement with physicians, no missed hard stops, no serious adverse events, and written approval from state officials.

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Utah launches AI prescription pilot, with doctors still required to review early cases
Nolla Health
2026-10-05 20:17:58

Nolla Health launches AI acne prescription pilot in Utah

Nolla Health, a healthcare startup, said it has launched a pilot service in Utah that lets users scan their faces through its app, with an AI system assessing acne severity and issuing prescriptions on its own. The rollout starts with physician oversight. For the first 100 patients, any AI-generated prescription must be approved by two doctors. That supervision will then be eased gradually as the pilot moves forward. The update was cited by Techub News, which referenced The Verge AI.

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Utah
2026-09-03 22:16:04

Utah becomes first U.S. state to require age checks even for VPN-masked visitors

Utah has become the first U.S. state to directly target VPN use in age-verification enforcement, expanding compliance duties for websites that host adult material. Under SB 73, commercial sites that knowingly publish or distribute material harmful to minors must verify the age of Utah visitors when that material makes up more than one-third of their content, even if those users hide their location with VPNs or proxy servers. The law also bars operators from helping users get around the checks, including by offering instructions on how to use VPNs or bypass geoblocks. The measure gives Utah’s Division of Consumer Protection authority to issue administrative fines of up to $2,500 per violation, while courts can impose civil penalties of the same amount and grant other remedies. At the same time, verification providers are barred from retaining identifying data after access is granted. Privacy firm Nym said the law raises a speech issue because it restricts what covered websites can say about privacy tools. The company argued on X that courts have not yet resolved whether such a restriction conflicts with the First Amendment. The Utah law comes as regulators in Brazil, the U.K., and France have also moved to limit VPN-based workarounds tied to platform bans and age-control systems.

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Utah becomes first U.S. state to require age checks even for VPN-masked visitors