In one paragraph
Massachusetts' H 1210 would give patients the right to be told when health information they get was generated by AI, with instructions for reaching a human provider if the provider had not reviewed it. Health insurance carriers would have to disclose AI or automated decision tools used in claims review and file an annual report on AI algorithms and training data used in utilization review, with a bias attestation. Referred to Financial Services February 27, 2025; on February 9, 2026 it accompanied a study order (H 5066) and did not advance as its own bill.
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What it means for business
None: the bill did not pass. Health care providers would have had to tell patients when information came from AI, and insurers would have had to disclose AI claims-review tools and file yearly algorithm and bias reports.
Key provisions
- G.L. c. 111, § 70E: patients would have the right to be informed if information they receive verbally or in writing was generated by AI, and to be given instructions for contacting a human provider if their provider had not reviewed and approved it
- G.L. c. 176O, § 6: carrier disclosures would include whether AI algorithms or automated decision tools are or will be used in claims review, with a summary of the tools and how they are used
- G.L. c. 176O, § 12: each carrier would submit to the division of insurance by December 31 each year a form detailing the AI algorithms and training data sets used or to be used in utilization review
- Carriers would also attest that the algorithms and data sets minimize the risk of bias based on race, color, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, gender, national origin, handicap or disability, and adhere to evidence-based clinical guidelines
- History: referred to the committee on Financial Services February 27, 2025; hearing July 15, 2025; accompanied a study order (H 5066) February 9, 2026
Latest legislative action
Feb 9, 2026. Accompanied a study order, see H5066
Sponsors (showing 5 of 43)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Primary |
| Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | Primary |
| Elizabeth A. Poirier | Primary |
| William M. Straus | Primary |
| Alice Hanlon Peisch D | Cosponsor |
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