'Right to Try' Legislation Tracker

Since early 2014, more than 20 states have introduced so-called "Right to Try" bills in the hopes of allowing terminally ill patients to access experimental—and potentially life-saving—treatments more easily. These bills are modeled off a federal policy known as " Compassionate Use," but contain several key changes meant to make it faster and easier for patients to obtain experimental therapies.

This Right to Try Legislation Tracker is meant to be a resource for regulatory professionals and patients to keep track of legislation as it moves through various state legislative bodies.

Last updated 25 June 2015: Legislation awaiting Governor's signature in North Carolina. Fixed error indicating Maine had passed a RTT law (it has not).

States With Right to Try Laws

Complete List of States With Right to Try Laws or Pending Legislation

Additional Reading:

• Regulatory Focus article on Right to Try bills
• Model legislation advanced by The Goldwater Institute
• Legislation Tracker Maintained by the 10th Amendment Center
• Health Affairs Briefing on Right to Try
• Regulatory Focus Regulatory Explainer on FDA's Expanded Access/Compassionate Use Process
• Science Based Medicine article on why "Right to Try" laws are misguided
• Associated Press article on Right to Try bills

- See more at: http://www.raps.org/Regulatory-Focus/News/Right-to-Try/#sthash.pMsBWF5S.dpuf