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RI H8073: Provides that health insurance plans would provide coverage the use of artificial intelligence technology for analysis of breast tissue diagnostic imaging.

Dead/Failed Rhode Island · 2024 session

Last verified Oct 10, 2026 · official bill text

H8073 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Mar 19, 2024.

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Provides that health insurance plans would provide coverage the use of artificial intelligence technology for analysis of breast tissue diagnostic imaging.

In one paragraph

Rhode Island H 8073 (2024), as introduced on March 15, 2024, would require individual and group health insurance contracts and plans delivered, issued or renewed in Rhode Island on or after January 1, 2025 to cover the use of AI technology for analysis of breast tissue diagnostic imaging, provided a physician qualified to read such imaging independently reviews and approves the imaging and the AI review. The same text is added in four insurance chapters. The text says it takes effect upon passage.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

No duties for businesses unless enacted. If enacted, health insurers would have to cover AI analysis of breast imaging when a qualified physician independently reviews and approves the imaging and the AI review.

Key provisions

  1. Coverage required for contracts and plans delivered, issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025
  2. Coverage is for 'the use of artificial intelligence technology for analysis of breast tissue diagnostic imaging'
  3. Condition: the imaging and the AI-generated review must be independently reviewed and approved by a physician qualified to read breast imaging
  4. Breast tissue diagnostic imaging means mammograms, breast MRI, breast ultrasound and molecular breast imaging
  5. Added as sections 27-18-95, 27-19-87, 27-20-83 and 27-41-100; no penalties stated
  6. As introduced; the text says it takes effect upon passage

Latest legislative action

Mar 19, 2024. Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Sponsors (showing 5 of 10)

NameRoleDistrict
D Sponsor HD-064
D Sponsor HD-031
D Sponsor HD-068
D Sponsor HD-030
D Sponsor HD-035

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