Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act
RI Healthcare AI Notification Act
Artificial intelligence · Health
Requires doctors, nurses and other licensed providers and facilities that use artificial intelligence (such as ambient AI scribes) to document patient visits to tell patients about that use and to review the AI-generated documentation for accuracy after the visit.
- Where
- Rhode Island
- Citation
- R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-108-1 to 23-108-3 (P.L. 2026, ch. 199 and ch. 372)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2026-06-22
- Enforced by
- Rhode Island Department of Health (licensing authority; the act names no enforcer)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- The act specifies no penalty; enforcement would fall to professional and facility licensing authorities.
- Applies to
- Licensed healthcare providers (physicians, PAs, dentists, nurses, nursing assistants and other health professionals licensed by the Department of Health) and healthcare facilities that use AI to document in-person or telehealth visits
What a privacy notice must say
- Notify patients when AI is used to document an in-person or telehealth visit.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-108-3
Practices it requires
- Review AI-generated visit documentation for accuracy after the visit.R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-108-3
Sources
- Official text
- P.L. 2026, ch. 199 (2026-H 7538 Sub A), enacted 06/22/2026
- 2026 Public Laws list by chapter number (chs. 199 and 372)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Not yet posted in the online General Laws; chapter number 23-108 comes from the public law's amended text (renumbered from 106). | Effective date assumes 'upon passage' equals the 06/22/2026 enactment date listed for ch. 199; ch. 372 (S 2570 Sub A) text not fetched.
Research reference, not legal advice.