Rhode Island: AI health lawsYour state
5 entries on the map: 4 in force and 1 enacted and not yet in force (main duties begin Jan. 1, 2027).
Rhode Island's rules apply to insurers and bind clinicians, AI companion operators and businesses outside the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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Since June 22, 2026, H 7538 has required a physician using AI to document a visit to tell the patient and check the AI documentation for accuracy, without consent requirement or penalty. Under S 2197, effective the same day, licensed therapy clinicians may use AI only for administrative and supplementary support, not therapeutic decisions or treatment plans, and need written notice and written consent before using AI on a recorded or transcribed session; federally cleared tools are exempt. Insurance Bulletin 2024-03, of March 15, 2024, expects health insurers to govern their AI systems. From Jan. 1, 2027, S 2195 requires AI companion operators to refer users expressing suicidal ideation to crisis services; neither places a duty on physicians. The data privacy act, since Jan. 1, 2026, exempts HIPAA covered entities. S 2010, on insurers' AI in claims, passed the Senate but died in the House.
Dates ahead
- Jan. 1, 2027S 2195 Sub A as amended and H 7350 Sub A as amended, Artificial Intelligence Companion ModelsClinical decision and chatbot limits
Payer and utilization review AI
Insurance Bulletin 2024-03, Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers
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Patient disclosure of AI use
H 7538 Sub A, Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act
Also relevant here: S 2197 Sub A as amended and H 7349 Sub A, Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act (under mental health AI); S 2195 Sub A as amended and H 7350 Sub A as amended, Artificial Intelligence Companion Models (under clinical decision and chatbot limits).
Clinical decision and chatbot limits
S 2195 Sub A as amended and H 7350 Sub A as amended, Artificial Intelligence Companion Models
Also relevant here: H 7538 Sub A, Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act (under patient disclosure of AI use); S 2197 Sub A as amended and H 7349 Sub A, Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act (under mental health AI).
Mental health AI
S 2197 Sub A as amended and H 7349 Sub A, Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act
Also relevant here: S 2195 Sub A as amended and H 7350 Sub A as amended, Artificial Intelligence Companion Models (under clinical decision and chatbot limits).
Data and privacy
H 7787 Sub A as amended and S 2500 Sub A as amended, Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act
Failed or withdrawn bills (1)
S 2010 Sub A and H 7190, Transparency and Accountability in Artificial Intelligence Use by Health Insurers to Manage Coverage and Claims Act
What applies to me in Rhode Island: physician, practice owner, hospital.
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