Generative AI in patient communications (AB 3030)
AB 3030
Artificial intelligence · Health
Requires health care providers that use generative AI to write or speak to patients about clinical information to say so and to tell patients how to reach a human, unless a licensed provider reviewed the message first.
- Where
- California
- Citation
- Cal. Health & Safety Code 1339.75
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2025-01-01
- Enforced by
- Medical Board of California, Osteopathic Medical Board, and California Department of Public Health (licensing enforcement)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Violations are subject to the licensing and facility enforcement schemes of the relevant boards and the Department of Public Health.
- Applies to
- Licensed health facilities, clinics, physician offices, and group practices that use generative AI to create patient communications about clinical information
What a privacy notice must say
- Include a prominent disclaimer that a patient communication was generated by generative AI, placed according to medium (start of letters, throughout chats and video, start and end of audio).Cal. Health & Safety Code 1339.75(a)(1)
- Give clear instructions for contacting a human provider or staff member.Cal. Health & Safety Code 1339.75(a)(2)
Other duties
- No disclaimer is needed if a licensed or certified provider read and reviewed the AI-generated communication.Cal. Health & Safety Code 1339.75(b)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Enforcement provisions (1339.75(d)-(e)) not read in full.
Research reference, not legal advice.