Pennsylvania HB 1925: 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.

Bill Text

PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2403 PRINTER'S NO. 3349
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1925
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY VENKAT, HOGAN, KHAN, KOSIEROWSKI, SCOTT, HILL-
EVANS, FREEMAN, RIVERA, HANBIDGE, HADDOCK, SANCHEZ, MAYES,
HOWARD, GUZMAN, DONAHUE, GILLEN, GREEN, WAXMAN, PROBST,
PIELLI, McNEILL, BOROWSKI, SHUSTERMAN, PARKER, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, MALAGARI, KOZAK AND DOUGHERTY, OCTOBER 6, 2025
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 5, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Titles 35 (Health and Safety) and, 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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 35
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FACILITIES
Sec.
3501. Definitions.
3502. Disclosure.
3503. Responsible use.
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3504. Artificial intelligence compliance statements.
3505. Reports.
3506 3505 . Retention of records.
3507 3506 . Oversight.
3508 3507 . Third-party vendor.
3509 3508 . Exemption.
3510 3509 . Enforcement and penalties.
3511 3510 . Plan of correction.
3512 3511 . Administrative procedures.
3513 3512 . Regulations and guidance.
§ 3501. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Artificial intelligence" or "AI." INTELLIGENCE." A machine-
based system that can, for a given set of human-defined
objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions
influencing real or virtual environments that use machine-based
and human-based inputs to perceive real and virtual
environments, abstract the perceptions into models through
analysis in an automated manner and use model inference to
formulate options for information or action. The term includes
generative artificial intelligence which is the class of models
that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in
order to generate derived synthetic content which includes
information such as images, videos, audio clips and text that
has been significantly modified or generated by algorithms,
including by artificial intelligence.
"Artificial intelligence-based algorithms." The programming
and data sets that inform an artificial intelligence system.
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"Clinical decision making." A patient-centered problem-
solving process focused on a health care provider's direct
patient care involving gathering information, diagnosing and
planning treatments.
"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL." A CONCEPTUAL OR
MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION OF ABSTRACTED PHENOMENA CAPTURED AS
A SYSTEM OF EVENTS, FEATURES OR PROCESSES.
"ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM." A FULLY OPERATIONAL
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATION OR SCENARIO IN WHICH
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS DEPLOYED, INCLUDING THE MODEL,
TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL IN THE WORKFLOW.
"CLINICAL DECISION MAKING." THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT OF A
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DIRECTLY PERTAINING TO THE MEDICAL CARE AND
TREATMENT OF PATIENTS.
"Department." The Department of Health of the Commonwealth.
"Facility." A health care setting or institution providing
health care services, including:
(1) A general, special, psychiatric or rehabilitation
hospital.
(2) An ambulatory surgical facility.
(3) A cancer treatment center.
(4) A birth center.
(5) A SKILLED NURSING HOME.
(5) (6) An inpatient, outpatient or residential drug and
alcohol treatment facility.
(6) (7) A facility licensed by the Department of Human
Services' Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services.
(7) (8) A laboratory, imaging, diagnostic or other
outpatient medical service or testing facility.
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(8) (9) A health care provider office or clinic that is
owned by or employs a Commonwealth-licensed physician,
physician assistant or nurse practitioner HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER .
"Health care provider." As follows:
(1) A facility or individual who is licensed, certified
or otherwise regulated to provide health care services under
the laws of this Commonwealth.
(2) The term does not include an individual providing
emergency services under a licensed emergency medical
services agency as defined in section 8103 (relating to
definitions).
"THIRD-PARTY VENDOR." A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT MAKES AN
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