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H7538AMedical Services

Health and Safety - Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act

Healthcare providers must notify patients if they use AI to document visits and must review the notes for accuracy.

Introduced38 Yea0 Nay0 Not voting
Population
Affected
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Introduced Feb 6, 2026Committee House Health & Human Services

Plain-English Summary

This bill requires all healthcare providers and facilities, such as doctors, nurses, and hospitals, to inform their patients if they are using artificial intelligence (AI) to take notes or document their in-person or telehealth visits. Additionally, the healthcare provider must review the AI-generated notes after the visit to make sure they are accurate before finalizing the patient's medical record.

For younger readers

Sometimes doctors and nurses use smart computer programs called artificial intelligence, or AI, to help write down what happens during your checkup. This bill makes a rule that if your doctor uses a computer to take notes this way, they have to tell you about it first. The doctor also has to read over the computer's notes after your visit to make sure the computer didn't make any mistakes.

Who & Where It Applies

Impacted groups
PatientsPhysiciansNursesDentistsHealthcare facilities
Impacted communities
All

Constitutional & Fiscal Check

None Likely. The bill regulates professional medical conduct and commercial speech by requiring factual disclosures (notification of AI use) and standard of care practices (reviewing documentation for accuracy). Such regulations generally survive constitutional scrutiny as they serve a legitimate state interest in protecting public health and ensuring accurate medical records without infringing on fundamental rights.

Estimated cost
None
Estimated revenue
None

Bill Analysis

Both viewpoints
For Progressives
  • Empowers patients with transparency regarding how their sensitive health data is being processed and recorded, promoting informed healthcare.
  • Mandating human review of AI-generated notes helps protect marginalized communities from potential algorithmic bias or errors that could negatively impact their medical care.
  • Establishes foundational accountability on the use of emerging technologies in healthcare, prioritizing patient welfare over corporate efficiency.
  • Fails to explicitly require patient consent to use AI, only requiring notification, which may leave vulnerable patients feeling powerless to opt out.
  • Does not include provisions addressing how AI data is stored, shared, or protected, potentially leaving patient privacy at risk of corporate exploitation.
  • Lacks specific penalties, oversight boards, or enforcement mechanisms to ensure that providers actually notify patients or adequately review the AI documentation.
For Conservatives
  • Protects the individual liberty and privacy of patients by ensuring they are informed when automated systems are monitoring and recording private medical consultations.
  • Maintains the traditional doctor-patient relationship by ensuring a human provider remains responsible for reviewing and verifying medical records rather than ceding control to machines.
  • Imposes a relatively minimal regulatory burden on healthcare businesses, requiring only a simple notification and review process without outright banning the use of efficient AI tools.
  • Introduces a new government mandate on private healthcare practices, dictating exactly how they must communicate with patients regarding their internal administrative workflows.
  • Adds mandatory review steps for healthcare providers, potentially bogging down operations, reducing efficiency, and increasing administrative costs for private medical businesses.
  • Opens the door to further government overreach and heavier regulations on private technology use in the healthcare sector, which could stifle corporate innovation.

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Full Bill Text

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Changes to existing Rhode Island law · 18 additions

SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 23-106-1. Short title and purpose.

(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act".

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure patients are properly notified of the use of artificial intelligence by healthcare providers. 23-106-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Artificial Intelligence" or "AI" means any technology that can simulate human intelligence including, but not limited to, natural language processing, training language models, reinforcement learning from human feedback and machine learning systems.

(2) "Healthcare facility" shall have the same meaning as § 23-17-2.

(3) "Healthcare provider" means physicians, physician assistants, dentists, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, nursing assistants, or any other healthcare professional licensed by the director of the department of health. 23-106-3. Notifications required. Any and all healthcare providers and healthcare facilities that employ artificial intelligence ("AI") to document in-person or telehealth visits shall notify patients of the use of AI for that sole purpose and review the AI-generated documentation for accuracy after the visit.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.