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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 short title of the act — the "Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act" — and states the legislative purpose: ensuring patients are properly notified of the use of AI by healthcare providers. The section creates no compliance obligations.
(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 three key terms: Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare facility (by cross-reference to R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-2), and Healthcare provider. The healthcare provider definition is broad, encompassing physicians, physician assistants, dentists, multiple categories of nurses, nursing assistants, and any other healthcare professional licensed by the director of the department of health. No compliance obligations are created by this section.
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.
This section contains the bill's sole operative obligation: healthcare providers and healthcare facilities that use AI to document in-person or telehealth visits must notify patients of that use. The notification duty is expressly limited to AI used for visit documentation — it does not extend to AI used in diagnosis, clinical decision support, or treatment planning. The bill does not specify the form, timing, or content of the required notification, nor does it prescribe any consequence for failure to notify.