California Passes Law Regulating Generative AI Use in Healthcare
Lexology November 18, 2024
On September 28, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Assembly Bill 3030 (“AB 3030”), known as the Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Services Bill. Effective January 1, 2025, AB 3030 is part of a broader effort to mitigate the potential harms of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) in California and introduces new requirements for healthcare providers using the technology.
Overview of AB 3030
AB 3030 requires health facilities, clinics, and solo and group physicians’ practices (the “Regulated Entities”) utilizing GenAI to generate written or verbal patient communications pertaining to patient clinical information include the following:
- A disclaimer indicating to the patient that the communication was AI-generated (with specific requirements for the display and timing of the disclaimer, depending...