South Carolina: AI health lawsYour state
1 entry on the map: 1 bill in the legislature.
South Carolina has no state statute in force on AI in health care and places no AI-specific duty on physicians.
South Carolina has no comprehensive consumer privacy, consumer health data or biometric privacy law.
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S 788, which passed the Senate 44-0 on April 28, 2026 and sits in a House committee, would bar anyone from offering therapy unless a licensed professional conducts it and bar a licensed professional from letting AI make independent therapeutic decisions. Two other 2026 bills cleared Senate committees: S 920, on AI-assisted prior authorization denials, and S 896, on chatbot disclosure. Neither has become law.
Patient disclosure of AI use
Also relevant here: S 788, Artificial Intelligence and Therapy or Psychotherapy (under mental health AI).
Clinical decision and chatbot limits
Also relevant here: S 788, Artificial Intelligence and Therapy or Psychotherapy (under mental health AI).
Mental health AI
S 788, Artificial Intelligence and Therapy or Psychotherapy
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Nothing in these categories was found in the review of Nov. 4, 2026: payer and utilization review AI; data and privacy.
Failed or withdrawn bills (2)
S 896, Chatbot Protection Act (retitled in committee the Protecting Children from Chatbots Act)
S 920, Health Insurer Use of Artificial Intelligence in Prior Authorization Determinations (Article 25, Chapter 71, Title 38)
What applies to me in South Carolina: physician, practice owner, hospital.
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