Health care services: artificial intelligence.
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Overview
This bill aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings. It requires health facilities, clinics, and physician’s offices that use clinical decision support systems to inform patients and health care professionals about the AI’s involvement in generating patient communications and clinical recommendations. Furthermore, it prohibits employers from retaliating against workers who override AI-generated recommendations when they believe it’s necessary to meet patient care standards and ensures that defendants cannot use AI failures as a defense in medical malpractice cases. Finally, it establishes requirements for disclosing information about clinical decision support systems to healthcare professionals.
Key provisions
- Requires disclosure to patients when AI generates patient communications.
- Requires health facilities to provide written notice to health care professionals about clinical decision support systems.
- Prohibits employers from retaliating against workers who override AI recommendations.
- Prevents defendants from using AI failures as a defense in medical malpractice lawsuits.
- Establishes requirements for disclosing information about clinical decision support systems, including training data and potential biases.
- Defines key terms related to artificial intelligence and clinical decision support systems.
- Specifies how disclosures about clinical decision support systems must be provided.
- Excludes the use of clinical decision support systems for administrative tasks.
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