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State lawmakers eye flexible bills for AI usage in health care settings

JCOTS unanimously supported health care AI recommendations to propose bills for 2026 in Virginia.
Recommendations include human oversight and public disclosures on patient data management.
Health systems may appoint an AI accountability officer or committee.
Panel urged studying a dynamic regulatory roadmap as AI uses evolve.
Regulators may establish an enforcement body to handle complaints and penalties.
Lawmakers aim for regulatory clarity to reduce clinician burnout and workload.
The discussion occurred as Virginia weighs AI’s role in hospitals and other care settings.
Lawmakers emphasized the need for protection of patients’ personally identifiable information.
The recommendations would apply to large networks like Bon Secours and Sentara Health.
Virginia lawmakers may revisit AI rules as technology evolves.

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