Lexology October 10, 2024
Highlights
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed two bills regarding artificial intelligence (AI) regulations in the healthcare sphere.
- The first bill (SB 1120) requires a qualified human individual to conduct a review of utilization review (UR) and utilization management (UM) coverage determinations for insurance qualification based on medical necessity.
- The second bill (AB 3030) requires that all patient communications created by generative AI regarding or otherwise including clinical information contain a disclosure informing the patient that the message was generated using AI.
- Despite California’s expansion of regulatory oversight for AI development, Newsom vetoed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act as proposed. His veto message indicated an intent to avoid stagnation of AI technological development by...