Rhode Island Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act (S 2570)
Obligations Covered
Timeline
| Milestone | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Enacted | Jun 22, 2026 | S 2570 Substitute A, Public Law 2026 ch. 372 |
| Takes effect | Jun 22, 2026 | "This act shall take effect upon passage" (SECTION 2) — no transition period |
Related Regulations and Standards
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Provisions (1)
AI Visit Documentation Notice and Review #
The duty runs to private healthcare providers and the facilities that employ them, not to a state agency — which is what puts it in scope here rather than treating it as a licensing rule, and it lands squarely on the ambient-scribe vendors selling into those private practices: the practice cannot lawfully deploy a scribe without a patient notification path and a per-visit review-and-attest step built into the workflow, with no sampling allowance and no materiality threshold. The statute's title advertises only notification; the review duty is the operative half and is easy to miss. Note the narrowing phrase "for that sole purpose" — the duty as drafted attaches to documentation use, and the Act says nothing about AI used for diagnosis or triage. The operative chapter is a single sentence creating these two linked duties, so they are modelled as one provision rather than two.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Patient notification | Healthcare providers and healthcare facilities that employ AI to document in-person or telehealth visits must notify patients of the use of AI for that sole purpose (§ 23-108-3) |
| Review after each visit | The same providers and facilities must review the AI-generated documentation for accuracy after the visit (§ 23-108-3) |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Not specified | The chapter establishes no fine schedule, private right of action, or named enforcement authority. Exposure runs through Department of Health professional licensure, healthcare-facility licensing under Title 23, and ordinary medical-records liability |
Sources: P.L. 2026 ch. 372 (S 2570 Sub A)
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