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(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Use of Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence"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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(1) by Healthcare ProvidersHealthcare provider"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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(3) Notification Act".
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure patients are properly notified of the use of artificial intelligenceArtificial Intelligence"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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(1) by healthcare providersHealthcare provider"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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(3).
This section establishes the chapter as the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act and states its purpose: ensuring patients are properly notified when healthcare providers use artificial intelligence. It carries no operative obligation.
(1) "Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence"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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(1)" 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 facilityHealthcare facility"Healthcare facility" shall have the same meaning as § 23-17-2.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(2)" shall have the same meaning as § 23-17-2.
(3) "Healthcare providerHealthcare provider"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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(3)" 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.
This section defines the key terms for the chapter. Artificial Intelligence is defined broadly to include natural language processing, language models, reinforcement learning from human feedback, and machine learning systems. Healthcare provider and healthcare facility set the covered-entity scope, with healthcare facility borrowing the meaning from the existing § 23-17-2.
1 Any and all healthcare providersHealthcare provider"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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(3) and healthcare facilities that employ artificial intelligenceArtificial Intelligence"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.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-106-2(1) ("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.
This is the bill's sole operative provision. It requires any healthcare provider or healthcare facility that uses AI to document in-person or telehealth visits to notify patients of that AI use and to review the AI-generated documentation for accuracy after the visit. The scope is confined to documentation-only uses of AI (e.g., ambient scribe and transcription tools), expressly limited by the phrase "for that sole purpose" — it does not reach AI used in clinical or diagnostic decision-making.