Nolla Health’s Utah pilot uses facial scans to assess mild-to-moderate acne and issue prescriptions, with physician review decreasing in stages.
Nolla Health has launched a Utah pilot that uses an AI system to assess acne from a user’s facial scan and issue an initial prescription. The company announced the service on October 5, 2026. It is available only to Utah residents aged 18 or older with mild-to-moderate acne and costs $4.99 per month.
Physician oversight is scheduled to change as the pilot proceeds. For the first 100 patients, two physicians will approve each AI-generated prescription before it is issued. After that stage, prescriptions may be issued first, with physicians reviewing them afterward, for up to 500 patients. Nolla says that once the pilot passes that threshold, doctors will review a sample of at least 10 percent of prescriptions each month, as well as every case involving an escalation or side effect.
The system can currently prescribe eight different skin treatments, according to Bloomberg, as reported by The Verge. Nolla says it will refer a user to a physician if the AI cannot confidently select a treatment. The company describes the service as intended for routine, lower-acuity cases rather than as a replacement for physicians.
The launch takes place in Utah, where AI systems began receiving permission earlier in 2026 to renew certain medications. Nolla says its pilot is the first in the United States to issue initial prescriptions using AI, rather than renew existing prescriptions. Other healthcare companies are also experimenting with AI-generated prescriptions in the state, according to The Verge.
The pilot’s staged review plan means the amount of physician involvement changes as patient numbers grow. The service remains limited by geography, age and acne severity, and Nolla’s stated fallback is to send cases the system cannot confidently assess to a physician.