{"slug": "40-jurisdictions-now-regulate-ai-in-health-care-and-coverage-decisions", "title": "40 jurisdictions now regulate AI in health care and coverage decisions", "summary": "According to the ALT AI-law corpus, 40 jurisdictions have at least one instrument regulating AI in health care and coverage decisions, with 137 distinct instruments total and 18 already enacted across 9 jurisdictions. Enacted measures include Rhode Island HB 7538, Colorado HB 1139, Georgia SB 444, Alabama SB 63, Maine LD 2082, California AB 489, Nevada AB 406, and federal HIPAA Privacy Rule and CMS Coverage with Evidence Development for AI-Based Diagnostics. The tracker, counted on 2026-08-08, notes that 'enacted' means signed or in force, not necessarily binding immediately.", "body_md": "Where is clinical or coverage-decision AI already regulated? 40 jurisdictions have at least one instrument on the books; 18 of 137 are already enacted.\n\n40 jurisdictions in our tracker have at least one instrument on **AI in health care and coverage decisions** — 137 distinct instruments in total, of which 18 are already enacted across 9 jurisdictions. The rest are still moving.\n\n### Already enacted - **Rhode Island HB 7538** — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT ([source](https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7538/)) - **Rhode Island HB 7349** — AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLI… ([source](https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7349/)) - **Rhode Island SB 2197** — AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLI… ([source](https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2197/)) - **Rhode Island SB 2570** — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT ([source](https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2570/)) - **Colorado HB 1139** — Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care ([source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1139)) - **Georgia SB 444** — Private Review Agents; certain decisions with regard to the provision of insurance coverage for healthcare services s… ([source](https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72666)) - **Alabama SB 63** — Health care plans; to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in determinations of coverage ([source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search)) - **Maine LD 2082** — An Act To Regulate The Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Providing Certain Mental Health Services ([source](https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280101134)) - **California AB 489** — Health care professions: deceptive terms or letters: artificial intelligence. ([source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB489)) - **Nevada AB 406** — AN ACT relating to health; prohibiting certain uses of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring the Depar… ([source](https://archive.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB406_EN.pdf)) - **United States (Federal)** — HIPAA Privacy Rule ([source](https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/)) - **United States (Federal)** — CMS Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) for AI-Based Diagnostics ([source](https://www.cms.gov/coverage))\n\n…and 6 more enacted instruments in the tracker.\n\n### Every jurisdiction with something on the books New York (12) · Hawaii (7) · Rhode Island (7) · Texas (7) · California (6) · Illinois (6) · Iowa (6) · Massachusetts (6) · Missouri (6) · Oklahoma (5) · United States (Federal) (5) · Alabama (4) · Maryland (4) · Minnesota (4) · Vermont (4) · +25 more\n\n### How this count is built Counted from the ALT AI-law corpus on 2026-08-08: records classified AI-specific or AI-relevant, not marked duplicates, whose own title or summary matches this topic, and which deep-link to an official source. **\"Enacted\" means the tracker records the instrument as signed or in force — a signed act may still carry a later effective date, so do not read this as \"already binding on you today.\"** Topic matching is by subject-matter keyword over the instrument's own text, so this is a coverage floor, not a legal opinion about what any instrument requires.\n\n## Sources & citations\n\n- Rhode Island HB 7538 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[openstates.org](https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7538/) - Rhode Island HB 7349 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[openstates.org](https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/HB7349/) - Rhode Island SB 2197 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[openstates.org](https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2197/) - Rhode Island SB 2570 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[openstates.org](https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2570/) - Colorado HB 1139 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[leg.colorado.gov](https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1139) - Georgia SB 444 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[www.legis.ga.gov](https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72666) - Alabama SB 63 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[alison.legislature.state.al.us](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search) - Maine LD 2082 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[legislature.maine.gov](https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280101134) - California AB 489 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[leginfo.legislature.ca.gov](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB489) - Nevada AB 406 is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[archive.leg.state.nv.us](https://archive.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB406_EN.pdf) - United States (Federal) HIPAA Privacy Rule is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[www.hhs.gov](https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/) - United States (Federal) CMS Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) for AI-Based Diagnostics is recorded in the ALT AI-law corpus\n[www.cms.gov](https://www.cms.gov/coverage)\n\n## Browse AI laws by jurisdiction\n\nStatuses, deadlines, penalties, and primary sources — kept current on AI Law Tracker.\n\n**How this was made.** This story is drafted by an automated pipeline from the primary sources cited above, then checked against those sources before it is published. 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