Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3206: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Decision Making
Status: Introduced, July 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, July 23, 2026:
by inserting after section __ the following section:- SECTION __. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:- “Section 298. (a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: "Administrative support" means tasks performed to assist a licensed professional in the delivery of therapy or psychotherapy services that do not involve communication. "Administrative support" includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) managing appointment scheduling and reminders; (2) processing billing and insurance claims; and (3) drafting general communications related to therapy logistics that do not include therapeutic advice. "Artificial intelligence" means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments. “Bureau” means the Bureau of Health Professions Licensure. “Consent" means a clear, explicit affirmative act by an individual that: (i) unambiguously communicates the individual's express, freely given, informed, voluntary, specific, and unambiguous written agreement, including a written agreement provided by electronic means, and (ii) is revocable by the individual. "Consent" does not include an agreement that is obtained by the following: (1) the acceptance of a general or broad terms of use agreement or a similar document that contains description of artificial intelligence …
Sponsors
- Michael Moore (D, Second Worcester) · primary sponsor
- Patrick O'Connor (R, First Plymouth and Norfolk)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
- Mark Montigny (D, Second Bristol and Plymouth)
Latest actions
- : See S3178
Common questions
- What is S3206?
- S3206 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Decision Making.
- What is the status of S3206?
- Introduced as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: See S3178 (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3206?
- Michael Moore (D, Second Worcester), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3206?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3206
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