An Act amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety), 40 (Insurance) and 67 (Public Welfare) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for artificial intelligence in facilities, for artificial intelligence use by insurers and for artificial intelligence use by MA or CHIP managed care plans; imposing duties on the Department of Health, the Insurance Department and the Department of Human Services; and imposing penalties.
What changed between versions
Added Title 67 (Public Welfare) to the list of statutes amended, expanding the bill's reach beyond health and insurance.
Added new definitions for 'Artificial Intelligence Model' and 'Third-Party Vendor' to clarify regulatory terms.
Refined disclosure requirements to mandate plain language and added specific instructions on how patients can contact human providers.
Updated responsible use requirements to explicitly prohibit penalizing providers for differing from AI recommendations and require quarterly reviews of AI performance.
Modified the list of facilities subject to the bill, replacing a general category with a specific reference to 'Skilled Nursing Home' and renumbering subsequent items.
Updated the list of bill sponsors to include new representatives like Parker and Cepeda-Freytiz.
Updated the bill header to reflect the new printer's number (PN 3349) and added the date it was reported from committee and amended.