BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Physician in the Loop//AI health law map//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:AI health laws taking effect X-WR-CALDESC:Dates AI health laws and rules take effect\, from the AI healt h law map at physicianintheloop.org. BEGIN:VEVENT UID:co-3ccr702-10-20251015@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251016 SUMMARY:Colorado: Regulation 10-1-1 (3 CCR 702-10)\, Governance and Risk Ma nagement Framework Requirements for Life Insurers'\, Private Passenger Aut omobile Insurers'\, and Health Benefit Plan Insurers' Use of External Cons umer Data and Information Sources\, Algorithms\, and Predictive Models tak es effect DESCRIPTION:Requires insurers that use external consumer data\, or algorith ms and predictive models that use it\, to test them for unfair discriminat ion under a risk-based governance framework\, and requires health plans to make a provider acting for the plan ultimately responsible for decisions to modify or deny prior authorization or concurrent review requests that s uch data or models inform.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/color ado/#law-co-3ccr702-10 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-3ccr702-10 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ut-oaip-doctronic-rma-2025-20251024@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251025 SUMMARY:Utah: Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy\, AI Learning Labora tory regulatory mitigation agreement with Doctronic\, LLC (AI prescription renewals) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Lets Doctronic's AI system authorize 30-\, 60- or 90-day renewa ls of previously prescribed\, non-controlled medications on an approved fo rmulary for Utah patients\, with the Division of Professional Licensing fo rgoing enforcement of specified unlawful-conduct\, telehealth and unprofes sional-conduct provisions for that use\, subject to physician review of ev ery renewal for the first 250 patients\, retrospective physician review fo r the next 1\,000\, monthly review of 5% to 10% of renewals after that\, A I disclosure to users\, and monthly reporting.\n\nhttps://physicianinthelo op.org/law-map/utah/#law-ut-oaip-doctronic-rma-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/utah/#law-ut-oaip-doctronic-rma- 2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ok-hb1808-2025-20251101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251102 SUMMARY:Oklahoma: HB 1808\, Ensuring Transparency in Prescription Drugs Pri or Authorization Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:HB 1808 extends Oklahoma's prior authorization rules to prescri ption drugs. Utilization review entities must disclose drug prior authoriz ation requirements\, decide urgent requests within 24 hours of obtaining a ll necessary information\, keep approvals for chronic conditions valid for three years with exceptions for opioids\, controlled substances and weigh t-loss drugs\, and ensure that every adverse determination lists covered f ormulary alternatives and is made by a physician\, pharmacist or licensed mental health professional\, with appeals reviewed by a same or similar sp ecialty professional not involved in the original decision. It became law without the governor's signature May 29\, 2025\, and took effect Nov. 1\, 2025. It does not mention artificial intelligence.\n\nhttps://physicianint heloop.org/law-map/oklahoma/#law-ok-hb1808-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oklahoma/#law-ok-hb1808-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ny-a3008-part-u-2025-20251105@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251106 SUMMARY:New York: General Business Law Article 47\, Artificial Intelligence Companion Models (S3008-C/A3008-C\, Part U\, Chapter 58 of the Laws of 20 25) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Makes it unlawful to operate or provide an AI companion unless it has a protocol to take reasonable efforts to detect and address a user' s expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm\, including a notification referring the user to crisis services such as the 988 hotline or a crisis text line\, and requires a clear and conspicuous notice that the user is not communicating with a human at the start of an interaction (which need not exceed once a day) and at least every three hours during continuing in teractions.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-york/#law-ny-a30 08-part-u-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-york/#law-ny-a3008-part-u-20 25 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:co-4ccr904-3-20251201@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251202 SUMMARY:Colorado: Colorado Privacy Act Rules (4 CCR 904-3) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Treats inferences about health drawn from ordinary personal dat a as sensitive data needing consent\, defines levels of human involvement in automated processing\, and requires a clear opt-out for profiling used in decisions that provide or deny health care services.\n\nhttps://physici anintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-4ccr904-3 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-4ccr904-3 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ga-dch-ai-policy-550-2025-20251208@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251209 SUMMARY:Georgia: Georgia Department of Community Health Enterprise Policy N o. 550\, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy\, Version 1.0 takes effect DESCRIPTION:The Georgia Department of Community Health adopted an enterpris e artificial intelligence policy effective Dec. 8\, 2025. It applies to al l DCH employees\, contractors\, vendors and third-party service providers who design\, acquire\, configure\, manage or use AI systems on behalf of D CH. Every AI system\, including generative AI and machine learning embedde d in enterprise applications\, must be reviewed and approved before use\; AI systems may not use\, store\, share or process PHI\, PII or other HIPAA -regulated or federally protected data unless contractually authorized and approved by the chief information security officer\; and a human must rev iew AI output before it is acted on for any operational\, legal\, clinical \, financial or programmatic purpose.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/la w-map/georgia/#law-ga-dch-ai-policy-550-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/georgia/#law-ga-dch-ai-policy-55 0-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hi-naic-ai-bulletin-2025-20251210@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251211 SUMMARY:Hawaii: Commissioner's Memorandum 2025-13A\, The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance takes effect DESCRIPTION:Expects insurers' decisions made or supported by AI systems to comply with Hawaii insurance law\, including unfair trade practice and unf air discrimination provisions\, and expects a written AI systems program c overing governance\, risk management and controls\, and oversight of third -party vendors\, with AI system inventories\, model documentation\, valida tion reports and audit materials available in examinations.\n\nhttps://phy sicianintheloop.org/law-map/hawaii/#law-hi-naic-ai-bulletin-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/hawaii/#law-hi-naic-ai-bulletin- 2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-eo-14365-2025-20251211@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251212 SUMMARY:Federal: Executive Order 14365\, Ensuring a National Policy Framewo rk for Artificial Intelligence\, 90 FR 58499 (Dec. 16\, 2025) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Directs the attorney general to set up within 30 days an AI Lit igation Task Force to challenge state AI laws inconsistent with the order' s policy\; the Commerce Department to publish within 90 days an evaluation identifying onerous state AI laws\, whose states become ineligible for BE AD non-deployment funds to the extent federal law allows\; an FCC proceedi ng on a federal reporting and disclosure standard\; an FTC policy statemen t on how the FTC Act's ban on unfair and deceptive practices applies to AI \; and a legislative recommendation for a federal framework preempting con flicting state AI laws.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/ #law-us-eo-14365-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-eo-14365-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ny-s7543-2024-20251221@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251222 SUMMARY:New York: S7543-B/A9430-B\, Legislative Oversight of Automated Deci sion-Making in Government Act (LOADinG Act)\, Chapter 674 of the Laws of 2 024 takes effect DESCRIPTION:The LOADinG Act regulates state agencies' use of automated deci sion-making systems\, defined as software using algorithms\, computational models or artificial intelligence techniques to automate\, support or rep lace human decision-making. An agency may not use such a system to deliver any public assistance benefit\, or for a function with a material impact on an individual's rights\, civil liberties\, safety or welfare\, unless t he system is subject to continued and operational meaningful human review. Agencies must conduct impact assessments at least every two years and sto p using a system found to produce biased outcomes. Gov. Kathy Hochul signe d it Dec. 21\, 2024\; its operative article took effect Dec. 21\, 2025.\n\ nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-york/#law-ny-s7543-2024 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-york/#law-ny-s7543-2024 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-ab2013-2024-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:California: AB 2013\, Generative Artificial Intelligence: Training Data Transparency takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires developers\, by Jan. 1\, 2026 and before each later pu blic release of a system or substantial modification\, to post on their we bsites documentation of the data used to train a generative AI system\, in cluding dataset sources and owners\, the number and types of data points\, whether the datasets include copyrighted material\, personal information or aggregate consumer information as defined in the California Consumer Pr ivacy Act\, any cleaning or processing\, collection periods and use of syn thetic data\; systems whose sole purpose is security and integrity or the operation of aircraft in the national airspace\, and systems developed for national security\, military or defense purposes and made available only to a federal entity\, are exempt.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-ma p/california/#law-ca-ab2013-2024 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-ab2013-2024 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-ab45-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:California: AB 45\, Privacy: Health Data: Location and Research tak es effect DESCRIPTION:Bars collecting\, using\, disclosing\, selling\, sharing or ret aining the personal information of people at or within a precise geolocati on (a 1\,850-foot radius) of a family planning center except as needed to provide the goods or services they request\, bars geofencing an entity tha t provides in-person health care services to identify or track people seek ing\, receiving or providing care\, collect their personal information\, o r send them notifications or advertisements related to their personal info rmation or health care services\, and limits release of personally identif ying research records in response to out-of-state or foreign legal actions that interfere with reproductive rights.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.or g/law-map/california/#law-ca-ab45-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-ab45-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-ab489-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:California: AB 489\, Health Care Professions: Deceptive Terms or Le tters: Artificial Intelligence takes effect DESCRIPTION:Applies California's bans on terms\, letters and phrases that i mply a health care license to anyone who develops or deploys an AI or gene rative AI system that uses them in its advertising or functionality\, and prohibits advertising or functionality indicating or implying that care\, advice\, reports or assessments offered through AI are provided by a natur al person licensed as a health care professional\; each use is a separate violation.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-ab 489-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-ab489-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-cppa-admt-regs-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:California: CCPA Updates\, Cybersecurity Audits\, Risk Assessments\ , Automated Decisionmaking Technology (ADMT)\, and Insurance Regulations t akes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires businesses that use automated decisionmaking technolog y to make significant decisions\, including decisions that result in the p rovision or denial of health care services\, to give consumers a pre-use n otice\, a right to opt out (subject to exceptions such as a human appeal p rocess) and a right to access information about its use by Jan. 1\, 2027\; requires risk assessments for covered processing\, including processing s ensitive personal information and using such technology for significant de cisions\, with attestations and summaries due to the California Privacy Pr otection Agency by April 1\, 2028\; and phases in cybersecurity audit cert ifications due April 1\, 2028\, 2029 or 2030 depending on revenue.\n\nhttp s://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-cppa-admt-regs-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-cppa-admt-reg s-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-sb243-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:California: SB 243\, Companion Chatbots takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires companion chatbot operators to disclose clearly that t he chatbot is artificially generated and not human when a reasonable perso n could be misled\, maintain and publish a protocol for preventing suicida l ideation\, suicide or self-harm content that refers users who express su ch thoughts to crisis services\, add protections for users known to be min ors\, and report annually to the Office of Suicide Prevention from July 1\ , 2027\; a person injured by a violation may sue for the greater of actual damages or $1\,000 per violation.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-m ap/california/#law-ca-sb243-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-sb243-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:in-sb5-2023-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Indiana: SB 5\, Consumer Data Protection (Senate Enrolled Act 5\, P ublic Law 94-2023)\, IC 24-15 takes effect DESCRIPTION:Gives Indiana consumers rights to confirm\, correct\, delete an d obtain a copy of their personal data and to opt out of targeted advertis ing\, sale and profiling in furtherance of decisions with legal or similar ly significant effects\, requires consent to process sensitive data\, incl uding a mental or physical health diagnosis made by a health care provider and biometric data\, and requires data protection impact assessments\, en forced by the attorney general after a 30-day cure period with civil penal ties of up to $7\,500 per violation.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law -map/indiana/#law-in-sb5-2023 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/indiana/#law-in-sb5-2023 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ky-hb15-2024-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Kentucky: HB 15 (2024 Acts Ch. 72)\, Kentucky Consumer Data Protect ion Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:Gives consumers rights to confirm\, access\, correct\, delete a nd obtain a copy of their personal data and to opt out of targeted adverti sing\, sale and profiling in furtherance of decisions with legal or simila rly significant effects\, requires consent before processing sensitive dat a\, including a mental or physical health diagnosis\, identifying genetic or biometric data and precise geolocation\, and requires data protection a ssessments for processing created or generated on or after June 1\, 2026.\ n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/kentucky/#law-ky-hb15-2024 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/kentucky/#law-ky-hb15-2024 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nd-sb2280-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:North Dakota: SB 2280\, Prior Authorization for Health Insurance (N orth Dakota Century Code Chapter 26.1-36.12) takes effect DESCRIPTION:SB 2280 creates North Dakota Century Code chapter 26.1-36.12 on prior authorization for health insurance. It requires a prior authorizati on review organization to ensure that all adverse determinations are made by a licensed physician or licensed pharmacist\, sets decision deadlines o f seven calendar days for nonurgent requests and 72 hours for urgent reque sts once the needed information is received\, and deems the services autho rized when the organization misses a deadline. The chapter does not name a rtificial intelligence\, and its definition of a covered policy excludes m edical assistance and the state public employee plan.\n\nhttps://physician intheloop.org/law-map/north-dakota/#law-nd-sb2280-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/north-dakota/#law-nd-sb2280-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ne-lb77-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Nebraska: LB 77\, Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authoriz ation Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker tes ting takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars an AI-based algorithm from being the sole basis of a utili zation review agent's decision to deny\, delay or modify health care servi ces based in whole or in part on medical necessity\, requires the agent to disclose AI use in utilization review to the Department of Insurance\, ne twork providers\, enrollees and on its public website\, and lets the depar tment audit its automated utilization management system.\n\nhttps://physic ianintheloop.org/law-map/nebraska/#law-ne-lb77-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/nebraska/#law-ne-lb77-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nh-hb143-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:New Hampshire: HB 143\, Chapter 270 (2025)\, An act criminalizing a nd creating a private right of action for the facilitation\, encouragement \, offer\, solicitation\, or recommendation of certain acts or actions thr ough a responsive generative communication to a child takes effect DESCRIPTION:Chapter 270 amends RSA 639:3 so that an operator of an AI chat program\, large language model bot\, chatbot or character AI commits endan gering the welfare of a child\, a misdemeanor under RSA 639:3\, V\, when i t knows a communication it directs to a child is intended to facilitate\, encourage\, offer\, solicit or recommend that the child imminently engage in sexually explicit conduct\, illegal drug or alcohol use\, self-harm or suicide\, or violent crime. New RSA 507:8-k lets the attorney general sue after written notice and 90 days to give assurances\, and makes the operat or liable to the child or parent for at least $1\,000 per violation.\n\nht tps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-hampshire/#law-nh-hb143-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-hampshire/#law-nh-hb143-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:or-hb2008-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Oregon: HB 2008\, Relating to Consumer Protection (Oregon Consumer Privacy Act: precise geolocation and minors' data) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars controllers from selling precise geolocation data that ide ntifies a consumer's present or past location within 1\,750 feet\, or the personal data of consumers they know or willfully disregard are under 16\, and bars processing those consumers' data for targeted advertising or for profiling in furtherance of decisions with legal or similarly significant effects.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oregon/#law-or-hb2008- 2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oregon/#law-or-hb2008-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:or-hb2748-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Oregon: HB 2748\, Relating to the Use of Nursing Titles takes effec t DESCRIPTION:Bars a nonhuman entity\, including an agent powered by artifici al intelligence\, from using any of eight nursing titles or their abbrevia tions: advanced practice registered nurse\, certified registered nurse ane sthetist\, clinical nurse specialist\, licensed practical nurse\, register ed nurse\, nurse practitioner\, certified medication aide and certified nu rsing assistant.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oregon/#law-or- hb2748-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oregon/#law-or-hb2748-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ri-h7787-2024-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Rhode Island: H 7787 Sub A as amended and S 2500 Sub A as amended\, Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:Gives consumers rights over their personal data\, including opt ing out of targeted advertising\, sale and profiling in furtherance of sol ely automated decisions\, and bars controllers from processing sensitive d ata\, including data revealing a mental or physical health condition or di agnosis\, without the customer's consent.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.or g/law-map/rhode-island/#law-ri-h7787-2024 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/rhode-island/#law-ri-h7787-2024 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tx-hb149-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Texas: HB 149\, Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governanc e Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires a provider of health care services or treatment that u ses an AI system in relation to that service or treatment to give the pati ent or the patient's personal representative a clear and conspicuous\, pla in-language disclosure no later than the date the service or treatment is first provided (or as soon as reasonably possible in an emergency)\, bars developing or deploying an AI system in a manner that intentionally aims t o incite or encourage self-harm\, including suicide\, harm to another pers on or criminal activity\, and amends the state's biometric identifier and data privacy laws for AI.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/texas/ #law-tx-hb149-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/texas/#law-tx-hb149-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tx-sb815-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Texas: SB 815\, Relating to the Use of Certain Automated Systems in \, and Certain Adverse Determinations Made in Connection With\, the Health Benefit Claims Process takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars a utilization review agent from using an automated decisio n system to make\, wholly or partly\, an adverse determination\, lets the insurance commissioner audit and inspect its use of such systems at any ti me\, allows algorithms and AI for administrative support or fraud detectio n\, and requires an adverse determination notice to state the principal re asons\, the clinical basis\, and a description and the source of the scree ning criteria and review procedures used.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.or g/law-map/texas/#law-tx-sb815-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/texas/#law-tx-sb815-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-cms-0057-f-2024-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Federal: Medicare and Medicaid Programs\; Patient Protection and Af fordable Care Act\; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authori zation Processes\, final rule (CMS-0057-F)\, 89 FR 8758 (Feb. 8\, 2024)\, RIN 0938-AU87 takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires impacted payers other than qualified health plan issue rs on the federally facilitated Exchanges to decide prior authorization re quests for items and services other than drugs within 72 hours for expedit ed and seven calendar days for standard requests from 2026\; requires all impacted payers to give a specific reason for denials from 2026 and to pos t prior authorization metrics annually starting March 31\, 2026\; and requ ires them\, beginning in 2027\, to run a Prior Authorization API that list s covered items and services\, identifies documentation requirements and s upports requests and responses.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/ federal/#law-us-cms-0057-f-2024 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-cms-0057-f-2024 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-cms-wiser-2025-20260101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260102 SUMMARY:Federal: Medicare Program\; Implementation of Prior Authorization f or Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction ( WISeR) Model\, notice (CMS-5056-N)\, 90 FR 28749 (July 1\, 2025) takes eff ect DESCRIPTION:A six-year CMS Innovation Center model\, running Jan. 1\, 2026 through Dec. 31\, 2031\, in which participating companies use technologies such as AI and machine learning\, with human clinical review\, to conduct prior authorization or prepayment review of selected services in Original Medicare and are paid a percentage of the spending averted by their revie ws.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-cms-wiser-20 25 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-cms-wiser-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-fda-general-wellness-2026-20260106@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260107 SUMMARY:Federal: General Wellness: Policy for Low Risk Devices: Guidance fo r Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff (docket FDA-2014-N-1039) \, issued Jan. 6\, 2026 takes effect DESCRIPTION:Describes the low-risk products intended only for general welln ess that FDA does not intend to regulate as devices\, and says products us ing non-invasive sensing to estimate values such as blood pressure\, oxyge n saturation\, blood glucose or heart rate variability can qualify when in tended solely for wellness uses\, but not if they reference specific disea ses or diagnostic thresholds\, prompt specific clinical action\, or claim clinical accuracy or medical grade.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law- map/federal/#law-us-fda-general-wellness-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-fda-general-well ness-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-fda-cds-guidance-2026-20260129@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260130 SUMMARY:Federal: Clinical Decision Support Software: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff (docket FDA-2017-D-6569)\, issued J an. 29\, 2026 takes effect DESCRIPTION:Explains how FDA applies the four statutory criteria that exclu de some clinical decision support software from device regulation\; softwa re intended for a critical\, time-sensitive task or decision does not meet the fourth criterion\, and FDA intends not to enforce device requirements when software that otherwise meets all four criteria gives a single recom mendation because only one option is clinically appropriate.\n\nhttps://ph ysicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-fda-cds-guidance-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-fda-cds-guidance -2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ky-kblpc-ai-statement-2026-20260212@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260213 SUMMARY:Kentucky: Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors\, Stat ement Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Counseling Profe ssion takes effect DESCRIPTION:The Kentucky Board of Licensed Professional Counselors' Feb. 12 \, 2026 statement on artificial intelligence in the counseling profession says AI is not and cannot be a licensed professional in Kentucky and canno t provide clinical counseling services\, that using AI in any part of a cl ient's care requires explicit and transparent informed consent\, that clie nts must be told they can opt out of AI in their treatment\, that licensee s must protect client privacy and confidentiality when using or storing cl ient data with AI tools\, that competence now includes foundational knowle dge of AI tools\, and that all clinical judgment\, therapeutic decisions a nd oversight remain the licensed counselor's sole responsibility.\n\nhttps ://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/kentucky/#law-ky-kblpc-ai-statement-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/kentucky/#law-ky-kblpc-ai-statem ent-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ct-ag-ai-memorandum-2026-20260225@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260226 SUMMARY:Connecticut: Office of the Attorney General\, Memorandum: The Appli cation of Existing Laws to Artificial Intelligence to Protect Connecticut Residents takes effect DESCRIPTION:Attorney General William Tong's Feb. 25\, 2026 memorandum\, The Application of Existing Laws to Artificial Intelligence to Protect Connec ticut Residents\, says businesses deploying AI in commercial decision-maki ng must comply with existing state law\, including antidiscrimination stat utes that cover the provision of health care and insurance\, the Connectic ut Data Privacy Act's rules for sensitive data such as consumer health dat a and biometric data\, the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act and anti trust law. It also notes that services offered to minors\, including chatb ots and large language models\, may not use design features to increase\, sustain or extend a minor's use.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map /connecticut/#law-ct-ag-ai-memorandum-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/connecticut/#law-ct-ag-ai-memora ndum-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-omb-m-25-21-2025-20260403@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404 SUMMARY:Federal: OMB Memorandum M-25-21\, Accelerating Federal Use of AI th rough Innovation\, Governance\, and Public Trust (April 3\, 2025) takes ef fect DESCRIPTION:Rescinds and replaces M-24-10 and requires agencies to designat e chief AI officers\, publish AI strategies and compliance plans\, and\, w ithin 365 days\, document minimum risk management practices for high-impac t AI\, which is presumed to include AI serving as a principal basis for ag ency decisions on the medically relevant functions of medical devices\; pa tient diagnosis\, risk assessment or treatment\; allocation of care in pub lic insurance\; and control of health insurance costs and underwriting.\n\ nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-omb-m-25-21-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-omb-m-25-21-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:de-hb191-2026-20260423@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260424 SUMMARY:Delaware: HB 191\, An Act to Amend Title 24 of the Delaware Code Re lating to Medical Professionals\, Titles\, and Nonhuman Entities (85 Del. Laws\, c. 250) takes effect DESCRIPTION:HB 191 amends Delaware's nursing\, medical practice and physici an assistant statutes so that a nonhuman entity\, including an agent power ed by artificial intelligence\, may not be licensed as a professional nurs e\, advanced practice registered nurse or practical nurse\, may not be cer tified to practice medicine\, and may not be licensed as a physician assis tant in the state. Such entities also may not use the protected titles and abbreviations of those professions\, including doctor\, physician\, surge on\, MD\, DO\, RN\, APRN\, LPN and PA. Gov. Matt Meyer signed the act Apri l 23\, 2026.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/delaware/#law-de-hb 191-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/delaware/#law-de-hb191-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:oh-odm-ai-mce-guidance-2026-20260424@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260425 SUMMARY:Ohio: ODM AI Policy Guidance for Managed Care Entities (MCEs)\, Ohi o Department of Medicaid takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars Medicaid managed care entities from deploying AI that dete rmines a service denial\, limitation or termination independent of a human final decisionmaker\, and requires human oversight of all AI\, department approval before moderate- or high-risk uses such as prior authorization a utomation\, conspicuous website notice to members about AI used to make de cisions affecting their health and welfare\, context-appropriate notice wh en they interact with AI or are the subject of a decision made using AI\, governance policies and staff training\, an inventory of existing AI tools by Sept. 30\, 2026\, and quarterly inventories after that.\n\nhttps://phy sicianintheloop.org/law-map/ohio/#law-oh-odm-ai-mce-guidance-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/ohio/#law-oh-odm-ai-mce-guidance -2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vt-h814-2026-20260518@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260519 SUMMARY:Vermont: H.814\, Act 101\, An act relating to neurological rights a nd the use of artificial intelligence technology in health and human servi ces takes effect DESCRIPTION:Act 101 states legislative intent to protect human rights\, pro mote equity\, create transparency and guarantee accountability in health c are and human services through the ethical and responsible use of artifici al intelligence\, and to prevent harm from its use. It recognizes individu al neurological rights\, including mental and neural data privacy\, freedo m of thought\, nondiscrimination in neurotechnology\, and protection from unauthorized access to or alteration of mental functions. It revises the A rtificial Intelligence Advisory Council\, extends it to June 30\, 2030\, a nd directs a report by Jan. 15\, 2027 with recommendations on neurological protections and on regulating AI in health insurance utilization review. Signed May 18\, 2026\, effective on passage.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop .org/law-map/vermont/#law-vt-h814-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/vermont/#law-vt-h814-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:wa-hb2155-2026-20260611@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260612 SUMMARY:Washington: HB 2155\, Concerning the Use of Nursing Titles takes ef fect DESCRIPTION:Limits the practice of nursing to licensed human persons and ba rs any nonhuman entity from assuming nursing titles or using abbreviations or other words\, letters\, signs or figures indicating that it is a regis tered nurse\, advanced registered nurse practitioner or licensed practical nurse\, including the titles nurse\, registered nurse\, nurse practitione r and licensed practical nurse and the abbreviations RN\, ARNP\, NP and LP N.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/washington/#law-wa-hb2155-202 6 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/washington/#law-wa-hb2155-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:wa-sb5395-2026-20260611@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260612 SUMMARY:Washington: SB 5395\, Making Improvements to Transparency and Accou ntability in the Prior Authorization Determination Process takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars AI from being the sole means used to deny\, delay or modif y health care services\, bars algorithms from being used without human rev iew to deny care based on medical necessity\, allows only a licensed physi cian or licensed health professional working within scope to deny a prior authorization request based on medical necessity\, requires AI used in pri or authorization to base determinations on the enrollee's own medical or c linical history and the clinical circumstances the requesting provider pre sents rather than solely on a group data set\, makes carriers' AI policies and procedures open to audit by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner\ , and adds the share of denials aided by AI to carriers' annual prior auth orization reports.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/washington/#l aw-wa-sb5395-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/washington/#law-wa-sb5395-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tx-tdi-b-0003-26-2026-20260612@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260613 SUMMARY:Texas: Commissioner's Bulletin No. B-0003-26\, Use of Artificial In telligence takes effect DESCRIPTION:States that decisions or actions affecting consumers that are m ade or supported by AI must comply with all applicable insurance laws\, th at the department expects a person to review and agree with every conseque ntial decision a regulated entity makes with AI before action is taken\, t hat entities should adopt controls to mitigate the risk of adverse consume r outcomes\, and that Insurance Code Chapter 4201 prohibits using AI to ma ke a utilization review adverse determination.\n\nhttps://physicianinthelo op.org/law-map/texas/#law-tx-tdi-b-0003-26-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/texas/#law-tx-tdi-b-0003-26-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vt-h816-2026-20260617@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260618 SUMMARY:Vermont: H.816\, Act 156\, An act relating to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of mental health services takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars a corporation or entity from providing\, advertising or of fering mental health services to the public\, including through AI\, unles s a mental health professional provides them or they are part of approved research\, lets mental health professionals use HIPAA-compliant AI tools i f they review and approve any mental health services provided\, allows FDA -authorized digital therapeutics prescribed or recommended by a profession al\, and makes prohibited AI use unprofessional conduct.\n\nhttps://physic ianintheloop.org/law-map/vermont/#law-vt-h816-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/vermont/#law-vt-h816-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ri-h7538-2026-20260622@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260623 SUMMARY:Rhode Island: H 7538 Sub A\, Use of Artificial Intelligence by Heal thcare Providers Notification Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires health care providers and facilities that use AI to do cument in-person or telehealth visits to notify patients that AI is used f or that purpose and to review the AI-generated documentation for accuracy after the visit.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/rhode-island/#l aw-ri-h7538-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/rhode-island/#law-ri-h7538-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ri-s2197-2026-20260622@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260623 SUMMARY:Rhode Island: S 2197 Sub A as amended and H 7349 Sub A\, Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act takes effe ct DESCRIPTION:Bars providing\, advertising or offering therapy or psychothera py to the public unless a licensed professional conducts it\, limits licen sed professionals' AI use to administrative and supplementary support unde r their oversight\, bars AI from making independent therapeutic decisions\ , interacting with clients in therapeutic communication without an establi shed relationship or determining treatment plans\, and requires written no tice of the AI's purpose and explicit written consent before AI is used in recorded or transcribed sessions.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-m ap/rhode-island/#law-ri-s2197-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/rhode-island/#law-ri-s2197-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:nj-a5328-2026-20260630@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 SUMMARY:New Jersey: A5328 (P.L.2026\, c.25)\, An Act concerning personal da ta\, data brokers\, data collectors\, and amending P.L.2023\, c.266 takes effect DESCRIPTION:Amends the New Jersey Data Privacy Act to bar any controller\, regardless of the number of consumers whose data it processes\, from selli ng sensitive data\, including data revealing a mental or physical health c ondition\, treatment or diagnosis and biometric data\, bars data brokers a nd data collectors from selling or licensing sensitive data and requires t hem to register annually with the Division of Consumer Affairs and pay a f ee.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-jersey/#law-nj-a5328-202 6 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-jersey/#law-nj-a5328-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:az-hb2175-2025-20260701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Arizona: HB 2175\, Prior Authorization\; Claims takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires a health care insurer's medical director to individual ly review\, before it is issued\, any denial of a provider-submitted claim on the basis of medical necessity and any direct denial of a provider's p rior authorization request that involves medical necessity\, exercising in dependent medical judgment and not relying solely on recommendations from any other source.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/arizona/#law-a z-hb2175-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/arizona/#law-az-hb2175-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ct-sb1295-2025-20260701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Connecticut: SB 1295\, Public Act 25-113\, An Act Concerning Broadb and Internet\, Gaming\, Social Media\, Online Services and Consumer Contra cts takes effect DESCRIPTION:Amends the Connecticut Data Privacy Act to add neural data and financial account data to sensitive data\, lower the applicability thresho ld to 35\,000 consumers and extend it to any controller that processes sen sitive data or sells personal data\, let consumers question profiling-base d automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects and lear n the reason\, require impact assessments for such profiling\, and require privacy notices to state whether personal data are used to train large la nguage models.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/connecticut/#law- ct-sb1295-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/connecticut/#law-ct-sb1295-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ia-hf2635-2026-20260701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Iowa: HF 2635\, Health Carrier Standards of Conduct: Utilization Re view Organizations\, Use of Artificial Intelligence\, and Audits\; Prior A uthorizations and Certificates of Need (2026 Iowa Acts\, Chapter 1087) tak es effect DESCRIPTION:Adds Iowa Code 514F.8(2A)\, which lets a utilization review org anization use an AI-based algorithm or system for the initial review of a prior authorization request but bars it from using such a system as the so le basis for a decision to deny\, delay or downgrade a request for a servi ce based on medical necessity.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/i owa/#law-ia-hf2635-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/iowa/#law-ia-hf2635-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:in-hb1271-2026-20260701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Indiana: HB 1271\, Payment of Health Claims (House Enrolled Act 127 1\, Public Law 88-2026) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars an insurer from using an automated process\, system or too l\, including AI\, as the sole basis to downcode a claim based on medical necessity without an employee or contractor reviewing the covered individu al's medical record\, requires insurers to disclose in an easily accessibl e and readable manner when AI is used to make an adverse prior authorizati on determination or to downcode a claim\, and bars providers from using su ch tools to submit a claim without review by a provider or other person in volved in developing it.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/indiana /#law-in-hb1271-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/indiana/#law-in-hb1271-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tn-sb1580-2026-20260701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Tennessee: SB 1580/HB 1470 (Public Chapter 647)\, An act relative t o mental health (AI represented as a qualified mental health professional) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars a person who develops or deploys an AI system from adverti sing or representing to the public that the system is\, or is able to act as\, a qualified mental health professional\, and makes a violation an unf air or deceptive act under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act with a ci vil penalty of $5\,000 per violation.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/la w-map/tennessee/#law-tn-sb1580-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/tennessee/#law-tn-sb1580-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:va-sb338-2026-20260701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Virginia: SB 338\, Consumer Data Protection Act\; data controller r esponsibilities\, precise geolocation data takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars covered controllers from selling or offering for sale prec ise geolocation data concerning a consumer\, meaning location data accurat e to within a radius of 1\,750 feet.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law -map/virginia/#law-va-sb338-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/virginia/#law-va-sb338-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-cms-access-model-2025-20260705@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260706 SUMMARY:Federal: CMS Innovation Center\, Advancing Chronic Care with Effect ive\, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model (request for applications issued D ec. 5\, 2025\; version 1.1\, Feb. 12\, 2026) takes effect DESCRIPTION:A 10-year Innovation Center model\, begun July 5\, 2026 and run ning through June 30\, 2036\, that pays participating organizations recurr ing outcome-aligned payments for managing qualifying chronic conditions wi th technology-supported care\, which CMS says may include FDA-authorized d evices or software\, with full payment tied to measurable outcomes\; parti cipants may not bill Medicare fee-for-service for aligned beneficiaries du ring active care periods.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federa l/#law-us-cms-access-model-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-cms-access-model -2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:hi-sb3001-2026-20260714@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260715 SUMMARY:Hawaii: SB 3001\, Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires operators of AI companions to disclose that the compan ion is AI when a reasonable person would be led to believe it is human\, t o adopt protocols using evidence-based methods that respond to suicidal id eation and self-harm with reasonable efforts to refer users to crisis serv ices\, and to apply added protections for minors\, bars them from causing or programming an AI companion to represent that it is designed to provide professional mental or behavioral health care\, and requires annual repor ts to the Department of Health's Behavioral Health Administration beginnin g Jan. 1\, 2028.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/hawaii/#law-hi- sb3001-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/hawaii/#law-hi-sb3001-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ms-naic-ai-bulletin-2026-20260722@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260723 SUMMARY:Mississippi: Bulletin 2026-9\, Use of Artificial Intelligence Syste ms by Insurers takes effect DESCRIPTION:Reminds insurers that decisions affecting consumers that are ma de or supported by AI systems must comply with state insurance law\, inclu ding the Unfair Trade Practices Act\, and expects each insurer to maintain a written program for the responsible use of AI systems\, with governance \, risk management and controls\, oversight of third-party systems and doc umentation the department may request.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/l aw-map/mississippi/#law-ms-naic-ai-bulletin-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/mississippi/#law-ms-naic-ai-bull etin-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:me-ld2082-2026-20260729@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260730 SUMMARY:Maine: LD 2082\, Public Law 2025\, chapter 687\, An Act to Regulate the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Providing Certain Mental Health Ser vices takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars providing\, advertising or offering therapy or psychothera py to the public\, including through internet-based AI\, unless a licensed professional provides it\, and lets licensees use AI for administrative a nd supplementary support in therapy or psychotherapy while keeping full re sponsibility for its interactions\, outputs and data use\, with written no tice of the AI's use\, purpose and handling of session data and the client 's consent before AI provides supplementary support for a recorded or tran scribed session\, and without letting AI make independent therapeutic deci sions\, interact therapeutically with clients or generate treatment plans without the licensee's review and approval.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop. org/law-map/maine/#law-me-ld2082-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/maine/#law-me-ld2082-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:la-hb475-2026-20260801@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260802 SUMMARY:Louisiana: HB 475 (Act 649 of 2026)\, R.S. 37:22.1\, Recordings\; a rtificial intelligence\; disclosure takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires a licensed health care professional to tell a patient verbally about any recording device\, software or service before recording any part of an appointment or treatment that will be transcribed by artif icial intelligence.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/louisiana/#l aw-la-hb475-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/louisiana/#law-la-hb475-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:co-hb26-1195-20260812@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260813 SUMMARY:Colorado: HB26-1195\, Psychotherapy Artificial Intelligence Restric tions takes effect DESCRIPTION:Allows AI for administrative or supplementary tasks\, with the professional keeping full responsibility for reviewing its output\; requir es written notice and written consent before AI records or transcribes a s ession\; and bars AI from therapeutic communication except in real time wi th the therapist and client\, and from generating treatment plans or thera peutic recommendations without the therapist's review and approval.\n\nhtt ps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-hb26-1195 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-hb26-1195 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:al-sb63-2026-20261001@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:Alabama: SB 63\, Health care plans\; to regulate the use of artific ial intelligence in determinations of coverage takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires a health benefit plan provider that uses AI to decide medical necessity on prior authorization requests to base those determinat ions on the enrollee's medical history\, clinical circumstances presented by the requesting provider and other clinical information in the medical r ecord\, and to certify to the Department of Insurance each year that the A I does not rely on a group dataset to make determinations\, is fairly and equitably applied and does not discriminate against any subscriber group o r enrollee in violation of state or federal law\; requires plan providers to disclose their AI use in utilization review in their policies and proce dures\, review that use and its outcomes periodically and keep patient dat a used by the AI to its intended and stated purpose\; and requires a licen sed physician or other competent health care professional to make every de termination to deny\, delay or modify a prior authorization request based on medical necessity.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/alabama/#l aw-al-sb63-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/alabama/#law-al-sb63-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ct-sb4-2026-20261001@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:Connecticut: SB 4\, Public Act 26-64\, An Act Concerning Consumer P rivacy and Protection takes effect DESCRIPTION:Amends the Connecticut Data Privacy Act to bar controllers and third parties from selling any consumer's precise geolocation data\, limit s on-premises facial recognition used for security to matching against the business's own database with signage at each entrance and a posted policy \, and requires data broker registration and a statewide deletion mechanis m.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/connecticut/#law-ct-sb4-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/connecticut/#law-ct-sb4-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:us-cms-fy2027-ipps-ntap-2026-20261001@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:Federal: Medicare Program\; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Pr ospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rate s\, final rule (CMS-1849-F)\, 91 FR 49570 (Aug. 4\, 2026)\, RIN 0938-AV79\ ; new technology add-on payments under 42 CFR 412.87 and 412.88 takes effe ct DESCRIPTION:Approves FY 2027 new technology add-on payments\, including for AI tools such as Aidoc's BriefCase-Triage: CARE (Clinical AI Reasoning En gine) Multi-Triage CT Body (up to $137.53 per case) and the Bayesian Healt h Sepsis Flagging Device\, described by its applicant as AI and machine le arning-based software (up to $61.84 per case)\, each capped at 65 percent of the technology's average cost.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-ma p/federal/#law-us-cms-fy2027-ipps-ntap-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/federal/#law-us-cms-fy2027-ipps- ntap-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-ab1609-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:California: AB 1609\, Customer Service Chatbots (Chapter 733\, Stat utes of 2026) takes effect DESCRIPTION:AB 1609 bars a large private business\, one with more than $500 million in gross annual revenue nationally\, from representing that a cus tomer service chatbot is human. Such a business must disclose clearly and conspicuously that the chatbot is artificially generated and not human whe n a reasonable person could believe otherwise\, and must offer a simple fe ature for requesting a human customer service agent\, with a good faith ef fort to connect within 15 minutes or schedule a call. Hospitals are exempt for communications relating to the provision\, coordination\, management\ , administration\, payment or operation of health care services.\n\nhttps: //physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-ab1609-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-ab1609-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-ab1979-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:California: AB 1979\, Health Care Services: Artificial Intelligence takes effect DESCRIPTION:Deems a business that offers a health care chatbot to consumers \, to let them manage their information or for diagnosis\, treatment or ma nagement of a medical condition\, a provider of health care under the Conf identiality of Medical Information Act\, requires health facilities\, clin ics\, physician's offices and group practice offices to take reasonable st eps so licensed professionals can exercise independent judgment when a cli nical decision support system's output informs care\, and bars them from u sing AI to direct unlicensed staff in\, or independently perform\, clinica l functions that require a license.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law- map/california/#law-ca-ab1979-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-ab1979-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-sb503-2025-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:California: SB 503\, Health Care Services: Artificial Intelligence takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires developers and deployers of AI clinical decision suppo rt systems to make reasonable efforts to identify systems with a known or reasonably foreseeable risk of biased impacts\, meaning adverse effects on access to care\, quality of care or outcomes based on protected character istics\, and to mitigate that risk\, requires developers to give deployers documentation on intended uses\, training data\, performance evaluation\, data governance and bias risks\, and requires deployers to monitor the sy stems regularly.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law -ca-sb503-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-sb503-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:co-hb26-1139-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Colorado: HB26-1139\, Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires AI used in utilization review to base decisions on the individual patient's clinical circumstances\, bars a denial based in whol e or in part on medical necessity issued solely on an AI system's output w ithout review by a licensed clinician or other competent regulated profess ional\, requires disclosure to state regulators of where AI is used in uti lization review\, and bars payment for psychotherapy conducted by an AI sy stem.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-hb26-1139 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-hb26-1139 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:co-hb26-1263-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Colorado: HB26-1263\, Conversational Artificial Intelligence Servic e Operator Requirements takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires chatbot operators to disclose that the service is AI\, keep a protocol for prompts about suicidal ideation or self-harm\, report on it annually to the Attorney General and add protections for users unde r 18\, and bars stating that output is provided by\, endorsed by or equiva lent to the services of certain licensed or certified professionals.\n\nht tps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-hb26-1263 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-hb26-1263 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:co-sb26-189-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Colorado: SB26-189\, Automated Decision-Making Technology takes eff ect DESCRIPTION:Replaces the 2024 Colorado AI Act with notice-based duties: dep loyers must tell consumers when they interact with automated decision-maki ng technology and\, after an adverse outcome\, give an explanation\, a cha nce to correct data and a right to request meaningful human review\; enfor ced by the Attorney General.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/col orado/#law-co-sb26-189 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/colorado/#law-co-sb26-189 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ct-sb5-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Connecticut: SB 5\, Public Act 26-15\, An Act Concerning Online Saf ety takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires AI companion operators to maintain evidence-based prot ocols to detect user expressions of suicide\, self-harm or imminent physic al violence and refer users to resources including the 988 lifeline\, to d isclose that users are talking with an AI companion (by a standing notice\ , or at the start and then hourly for minors and every three hours for adu lts)\, and\, for users the operator knows or has reason to believe are min ors\, to prevent the companion from offering mental health services unless it is designed to deliver them\, built with clinical best practices and d isplays that it is not a licensed mental health professional.\n\nhttps://p hysicianintheloop.org/law-map/connecticut/#law-ct-sb5-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/connecticut/#law-ct-sb5-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:de-sb12-2025-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Delaware: SB 12 with SA 1\, Delaware Pre-Authorization Reform Act o f 2025 (85 Del. Laws\, c. 176) takes effect DESCRIPTION:The Delaware Pre-Authorization Reform Act of 2025 sets uniform standards for pre-authorization by insurers\, health benefit plans\, healt h service corporations and utilization review entities. For a clean reques t submitted by a physician\, any adverse determination must be made by a p hysician licensed in a U.S. jurisdiction with training or experience in th e same or similar specialty\, whose compensation does not depend on the ou tcome\; appeals go to a different qualified physician. The act also sets r eview deadlines\, limits authorizations to one per episode of care and req uires electronic portals by Jan. 1\, 2027. It applies to policies issued o r renewed after Dec. 31\, 2026.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/ delaware/#law-de-sb12-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/delaware/#law-de-sb12-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ga-sb444-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Georgia: SB 444\, Private Review Agents\; certain decisions with re gard to the provision of insurance coverage for healthcare services shall not be based solely on artificial intelligence systems takes effect DESCRIPTION:Allows private review agents and utilization review entities to use AI systems and other software tools that are part of a utilization re view plan\, but bars those systems from issuing an adverse determination t o a patient until a natural person qualifying as a private review agent or utilization review entity conducts a utilization review in which a clinic al peer participates\, and bars the tools from superseding the clinical pe er's judgment.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/georgia/#law-ga-s b444-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/georgia/#law-ga-sb444-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:il-sb2886-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Illinois: SB 2886\, Genetic Info Privacy-Biomarker (Public Act 104- 0642) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Public Act 104-0642 extends the Genetic Information Privacy Act to biomarker testing. It bars insurers from seeking genetic or biomarker testing information in connection with accident and health insurance and f rom using or disclosing it for underwriting\, extends to biomarker testing the Act's bar on direct-to-consumer testing companies sharing a consumer' s results with any health or life insurer without written consent\, and re quires providers and facilities that participate in a health information e xchange to give meaningful disclosure about the exchange and an opportunit y to opt out at the patient's first genetic or biomarker testing encounter . Signed July 24\, 2026\, effective Jan. 1\, 2027.\n\nhttps://physicianint heloop.org/law-map/illinois/#law-il-sb2886-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/illinois/#law-il-sb2886-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:la-sb386-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Louisiana: SB 386 (Act 502 of 2026)\, Louisiana Data Privacy Act ta kes effect DESCRIPTION:Gives consumers rights to access\, correct\, delete and port pe rsonal data and to opt out of targeted advertising\, sale and profiling in furtherance of decisions with legal or similarly significant effects\, re quires consent before processing sensitive data\, including data revealing a mental or physical health diagnosis\, identifying genetic or biometric data and precise geolocation\, and requires data protection assessments fo r sensitive data and risky profiling.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/la w-map/louisiana/#law-la-sb386-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/louisiana/#law-la-sb386-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:mn-hf4188-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Minnesota: HF 4188\, Commerce Policy Bill (Laws 2026\, Chapter 124\ , Article 3\, Section 6): Algorithm or AI Alone Barred From Adverse Utiliz ation Review Determinations (Minn. Stat. 62M.09\, subd. 3) takes effect DESCRIPTION:The 2026 commerce policy omnibus amends Minn. Stat. 62M.09\, su bd. 3\, to prohibit a utilization review organization from using an algori thm or artificial intelligence alone\, without the clinician review the se ction requires\, when making an adverse determination. Under the existing subdivision a Minnesota-licensed physician in the same or a similar specia lty must review and make any adverse determination made for clinical reaso ns. The House repassed the conference report 121-13 on May 16\, 2026\, the Senate 49-15 on May 17\, and Gov. Tim Walz signed it May 27\, 2026. The s ection takes effect Jan. 1\, 2027\, for health plans offered\, sold\, issu ed or renewed on or after that date.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law -map/minnesota/#law-mn-hf4188-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/minnesota/#law-mn-hf4188-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ny-a6578-2025-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:New York: A6578-B/S6955-A\, Artificial Intelligence Training Data T ransparency Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:Would require developers of generative AI models or services ma de publicly available to New Yorkers to post on their websites summaries o f the datasets used to train them\, including the sources or owners of the datasets\, the number and types of data points\, whether the data include personal information or material protected by copyright\, trademark or pa tent\, whether the datasets were purchased or licensed\, any cleaning or o ther modification and whether synthetic data generation was used.\n\nhttps ://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-york/#law-ny-a6578-2025 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-york/#law-ny-a6578-2025 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ny-s9051-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:New York: S9051-B/A10379-C\, Prohibition on Unsafe AI Companion Fea tures for Minors (General Business Law Article 48) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Would bar operators from providing unsafe AI companion features \, including outputs stating or implying that the system is human or has a personal or professional relationship with the user\, flattery\, use of t he user's mental or physical health information acquired more than 12 hour s earlier or in a previous session\, outputs that promote or facilitate su icide\, self-harm\, disordered eating or drug or alcohol abuse\, and outpu ts encouraging the user not to seek help from licensed professionals or ap propriate adults\, unless the operator has used age-assurance methods perm itted under General Business Law Article 45 to determine that the user is not a minor.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-york/#law-ny-s9 051-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/new-york/#law-ny-s9051-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ok-sb546-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Oklahoma: SB 546\, Data privacy\; establishing consumer rights\; ap peal process\; privacy notice\; data protection assessments takes effect DESCRIPTION:Gives consumers rights over their personal data\, including to opt out of targeted advertising\, sale and profiling in furtherance of dec isions with legal or similarly significant effects\, requires consent befo re processing sensitive data\, including a mental or physical health diagn osis\, identifying genetic or biometric data and precise geolocation\, and requires data protection assessments for sensitive data and risky profili ng.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oklahoma/#law-ok-sb546-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oklahoma/#law-ok-sb546-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:or-sb1546-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Oregon: SB 1546\, Relating to Artificial Intelligence Companions ta kes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires operators of AI companions to give clear and conspicuo us notice that a user is interacting with artificially generated output an d not a natural person whenever a reasonable person would believe they wer e interacting with a natural person\, to keep a protocol using evidence-ba sed methods to detect suicidal or self-harm ideation or intent that blocks content encouraging suicide or self-harm\, refers users to the 988 Suicid e and Crisis Lifeline (or a youthline for users identified as under 25) an d uses clinical best practices for further intervention\, to post an annua l report on referrals\, and to apply added protections for minors.\n\nhttp s://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oregon/#law-or-sb1546-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/oregon/#law-or-sb1546-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ri-s2195-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Rhode Island: S 2195 Sub A as amended and H 7350 Sub A as amended\, Artificial Intelligence Companion Models takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires AI companion operators to maintain protocols for user expressions of suicidal ideation\, self-harm or harm to others that refer users to crisis services such as a suicide hotline or crisis text line\, t o tell users clearly at the start of an interaction and at least every thr ee hours that they are not communicating with a human\, and to report annu ally to the Attorney General on how often those protocols are triggered.\n \nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/rhode-island/#law-ri-s2195-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/rhode-island/#law-ri-s2195-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ut-sb319-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Utah: SB 319\, Health Insurance Preauthorization Amendments takes e ffect DESCRIPTION:Requires an insurer that uses AI in its processes for reviewing authorization requests to post a notice on its website and to disclose th at use to the Insurance Department\, each health care provider in its netw ork and each enrollee\, requires that an adverse preauthorization determin ation on clinical or medical necessity be made by an individual who knows the enrollee's condition or consults a specialist who does\, exercises ind ependent medical judgment and does not rely solely on recommendations from any other source\, and sets maximum decision times and a minimum 12-month authorization period for drugs\, devices or services for chronic or long- term conditions.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/utah/#law-ut-sb 319-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/utah/#law-ut-sb319-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:wa-hb2225-2026-20270101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Washington: HB 2225\, Regulating Artificial Intelligence Companion Chatbots takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires operators of AI companion chatbots to disclose that th e chatbot is artificially generated and not human at the start of an inter action and at least every three hours (at least hourly when the operator k nows the user is a minor or the chatbot is directed to minors)\, to keep a nd publish a protocol for detecting and addressing suicidal ideation and s elf-harm\, including eating disorders\, that refers users to a suicide hot line or crisis text line\, and to prevent sexually explicit content and ma nipulative engagement techniques with minors.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloo p.org/law-map/washington/#law-wa-hb2225-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/washington/#law-wa-hb2225-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:al-hb351-2026-20270501@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270502 SUMMARY:Alabama: HB 351\, Alabama Personal Data Protection Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:Gives consumers rights to confirm\, correct\, delete and obtain a portable copy of their personal data and to opt out of targeted adverti sing\, sale and profiling in furtherance of solely automated significant d ecisions\, a term that includes decisions on health care services\, and re quires consent before processing sensitive data\, including data revealing a mental or physical health condition or diagnosis\, genetic or biometric data used to identify a person\, and precise geolocation.\n\nhttps://phys icianintheloop.org/law-map/alabama/#law-al-hb351-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/alabama/#law-al-hb351-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ca-sb1119-2026-20270701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702 SUMMARY:California: SB 1119\, Companion Chatbots: Children's Safety takes e ffect DESCRIPTION:Requires companion chatbot operators to determine users' ages o r apply child protections to all users\, assess and mitigate risks to chil dren\, keep a crisis protocol that refers a child at risk of suicide or se lf-harm to crisis services and\, for a credible and imminent threat\, noti fies a parent with a linked account unless that would risk serious harm to the child and offers streamlined access to the 988 crisis line\, take rea sonable measures to prevent chatbots from encouraging self-harm\, suicidal ideation\, narcotics or alcohol consumption or disordered eating and from attempting to diagnose or treat a child's health unless the chatbot is de signed for that purpose and regulated by the FDA as a medical device and u nder HIPAA\, limit advertising and data use\, and obtain independent child -safety audits.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law- ca-sb1119-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/california/#law-ca-sb1119-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ga-sb540-2026-20270701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702 SUMMARY:Georgia: SB 540\, Online Internet Safety\; certain disclosures rela ted to conversational AI services\; require takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires operators of AI companion chatbots to disclose that th e user is interacting with AI at the start of each session and at least ev ery three hours (every hour when the operator knows or reasonably should h ave known the user is a minor\, or the chatbot is directed or marketed to minors)\, maintain a protocol to detect and address expressions of severe harm\, meaning significant injury from suicide\, attempted suicide or self -harm or significant physical injury from threats of violence\, that refer s users to crisis resources including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline\ , not knowingly and intentionally cause a chatbot to represent that it is licensed\, certified or otherwise authorized to provide professional menta l health\, behavioral health\, medical or counseling services unless the o perator is lawfully authorized to provide them\, and give minors added con tent protections and parental controls\, enforced by the Attorney General. \n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/georgia/#law-ga-sb540-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/georgia/#law-ga-sb540-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ia-sf2417-2026-20270701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702 SUMMARY:Iowa: SF 2417\, Conversational Artificial Intelligence Services: Li mitations\, Required Disclosures\, and Civil Penalties (2026 Iowa Acts\, C hapter 1068) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires operators of public conversational AI services to disc lose that a user is talking to AI when a reasonable person would believe t hey are talking to a human (and\, for users the operator knows or is reaso nably certain are minors\, at the start of each interaction and at least e very three hours\, or by a persistent disclaimer)\, to adopt protocols for prompts about suicidal ideation or self-harm that include reasonable effo rts to refer users to crisis service providers\, not to knowingly and inte ntionally program the service to make statements that would lead a reasona ble person to believe it is designed to provide professional psychology or behavioral health services that require an Iowa license\, and to apply ad ded protections for minors.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/iowa /#law-ia-sf2417-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/iowa/#law-ia-sf2417-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:id-s1297-2026-20270701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702 SUMMARY:Idaho: S 1297\, Conversational AI Safety Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:Requires operators of public conversational AI services to disc lose clearly and conspicuously that the service is AI when reasonable pers ons would be misled to believe they are interacting with a human\, to adop t a protocol for responding to prompts about suicidal ideation that includ es reasonable efforts to refer users to crisis service providers such as a suicide hotline or crisis text line\, and to apply added protections for minors\, and bars operators from knowingly and intentionally causing or pr ogramming a service to state that it is designed to provide professional m ental or behavioral health care.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map /idaho/#law-id-s1297-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/idaho/#law-id-s1297-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ne-lb525-2026-20270701@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270702 SUMMARY:Nebraska: LB 525\, Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act takes effect DESCRIPTION:The Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act requires operators of public conversational AI services to disclose that a user is interacting with AI when a reasonable person could be misled (and to minor s at the start of a session and every three hours\, or by a persistent not ice)\, to adopt a protocol for responding to prompts about suicidal ideati on or self-harm\, not to represent that the service is designed to provide professional mental or behavioral health care\, and to apply added protec tions for minors.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/nebraska/#law- ne-lb525-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/nebraska/#law-ne-lb525-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:il-sb3114-2026-20280101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280102 SUMMARY:Illinois: SB 3114\, Transparency in Downcoding Act (Public Act 104- 0568) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Bars a health care payor from using any policy\, algorithm or o ther automated process\, system or tool that bypasses evaluation of the bi lling professional's information to downcode a claim\, requires every down coding determination to be made or reviewed by a natural person following AMA CPT coding guidelines\, and requires notice of the specific reason\, t he original and revised codes and payment amounts\, and a dispute process that allows at least 90 days.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/il linois/#law-il-sb3114-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/illinois/#law-il-sb3114-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:vt-s71-2026-20280101@physicianintheloop.org DTSTAMP:20261015T120000Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20280101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20280102 SUMMARY:Vermont: S.71\, Act 145\, An act relating to consumer data privacy and online surveillance (Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act) takes effect DESCRIPTION:Creates a comprehensive consumer privacy law that allows proces sing of sensitive data\, including health condition\, diagnosis\, disabili ty or treatment data\, consumer health data\, genetic\, biometric\, neural and precise geolocation data\, only with consent and when reasonably nece ssary for the purpose collected\, limits collection to what is reasonably necessary and proportionate\, requires consent before selling consumer hea lth data\, bars health-data geofences within 1\,850 feet of any health car e facility\, and requires privacy notices to say whether personal data are used to train large language models.\n\nhttps://physicianintheloop.org/la w-map/vermont/#law-vt-s71-2026 URL:https://physicianintheloop.org/law-map/vermont/#law-vt-s71-2026 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR