A health care company announced Monday that it has received authorization for a pilot program in Utah allowing artificial intelligence to issue initial prescriptions, including acne treatment.

Nolla Health, which is based in New York City, introduced the program in a blog post announcing the "AI-powered prescriptions," its acne treatment prescription process, which will roll out in three stages.

The company said the pilot is the first in the U.S. authorized by a state regulator to allow AI to issue initial prescriptions, and that it was authorized after working with the Utah Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy.

The company says the program is designed to close "the access gap" to healthcare, in this case, by avoiding the appointment wait times and costs associated with visiting a dermatologist.

The company said the Nolla Derm application "will prescribe effective acne treatment from $4.99 a month" and require "no office visit."

The post said Utah residents 18 and older can download the app and begin the process at a discounted rate of $4.99 per month.

After verifying their identity, providing informed consent and filling out an intake questionnaire, patients take a "quick five-angle face scan."

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