In addition, the law also offers a definition of a \u201cclinical decision support system.\u201d<\/p>\n
The legislation covers any AI system \u201cthat produces a prediction, classification, recommendation, evaluation, or analysis that aids clinical decisionmaking related to timing of care, diagnosis, or treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bonta said the goal of the new law is to ensure doctors are able to make their own choices.<\/p>\n
“Technology should not replace human decision-making in health care,\u201d Bonta said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cAI is rapidly integrating into our health care system and reshaping our personal experience with it. Protecting patient safety, keeping our professional workforce engaged, and preserving the integrity of health care requires that we not rely exclusively on AI to do things quicker and cheaper.\u201d<\/p>\n Under the legislation, licensing boards would be authorized to pursue injunctions or restraining orders if they determine violations have been made.<\/p>\n The new law also bars health facilities and clinics from using any AI tool to \u201cindependently perform any clinical function that is required by law to be performed by a person with a professional license.\u201d<\/p>\n Support<\/p>\n The California Nurses Association backed the legislation. Sandy Reding, RN and president of California Nurses Association, called the new law historic.<\/p>\n \u201cNurses won this fight the way we win every fight: Together,\u201d Reding said in a statement after Newsom signed the bill. \u201cWe stood up and said that A.I. must support, not replace, the clinical judgement of the nurses and other health care professionals who care for our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n