Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7538: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT (Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.)
Status: Signed into law, June 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
2026 -- H 7538 ======== LC004720 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT Introduced By: Representatives Tanzi, McGaw, Felix, Hull, J. Lombardi, Stewart, Giraldo, Edwards, Bennett, and Diaz Date Introduced: February 06, 2026 Referred To: House Health & Human Services It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: CHAPTER USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT 23-106-1. Short title and purpose. (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act". (b) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure patients are properly notified of the use of artificial intelligence by healthcare providers. 23-106-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Artificial Intelligence" or "AI" means any technology that can simulate human intelligence including, but not limited to, natural language processing, training language models, reinforcement learning from human feedback and machine learning systems. (2) "Healthcare facility" shall have the same meaning as § 23-17-2. (3) "Healthcare provider" means physicians, physician assistants, dentists, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, advanced …
Sponsors
- Teresa Tanzi (D, HD-034) · primary sponsor
- McGaw, Michelle (D, HD-071)
- Leonela Felix (D, HD-061)
- Raymond Hull (D, HD-006)
- John Lombardi (D, HD-008)
- Jennifer Stewart (D, HD-059)
- Joshua Giraldo (D, HD-056)
- John Edwards (D, HD-070)
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
- Grace Diaz (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed Sub A in concurrence
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Senate passed Sub A
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- : Proposed Substitute
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Votes
- Senate Seq #633: (June 11, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #584: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 11, 2026): 54 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services: Passage of Sub A (June 9, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services: Passage (June 9, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #110: PASSAGE (April 16, 2026): 64 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Committee on Health & Human Services: Passage (March 30, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HEALTH AND SAFETY
Common questions
- What is H7538?
- H7538 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT (Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.).
- What is the status of H7538?
- Signed into law as of June 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7538?
- Teresa Tanzi (D, HD-034), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7538?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7538A.pdf
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