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This provision operationalizes Apple's gatekeeping authority over medical software by creating explicit review criteria and rejection triggers. It establishes that validation of claimed accuracy is a prerequisite for App Store approval rather than a post-deployment obligation.
This provision means users may only access medical apps through the App Store that have satisfied Apple's accuracy validation requirements. The clause restricts which health and diagnostic applications are available for download by conditioning approval on disclosed, validatable methodologies.
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This provision operationalizes Apple's gatekeeping authority over medical software by creating explicit review criteria and rejection triggers. It establishes that validation of claimed accuracy is a prerequisite for App Store approval rather than a post-deployment obligation.
This provision means users may only access medical apps through the App Store that have satisfied Apple's accuracy validation requirements. The clause restricts which health and diagnostic applications are available for download by conditioning approval on disclosed, validatable methodologies.
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