California AB 3030 (GenAI patient messages must carry an AI disclaimer)
California AB 3030 (2024) — Health Care Services: Artificial Intelligence
California · Cal. Health & Safety Code 1339.75 (AB 3030, Stats. 2024)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- January 1, 2025
- Applies to
- Health facilities, clinics, physician's offices, and group-practice offices that use generative AI to generate patient clinical communications.
- Enforced by
- Applicable licensing/regulatory authorities (e.g., California Department of Public Health, Medical Board of California).
If a hospital, clinic, or doctor's office uses generative AI to write or speak messages to patients about their clinical care, those messages must clearly tell the patient that AI generated the content and explain how to reach a human health care provider. The rule does not apply when a licensed provider reads and reviews the AI-generated message before it goes out.
Who is protected: Patients of California health facilities, clinics, and physician/group-practice offices.
Legal detail
Adds Cal. Health & Safety Code 1339.75. A health facility, clinic, physician's office, or group-practice office that uses generative AI to produce written or verbal patient communications about clinical information must include a disclaimer disclosing the AI use and instructions for contacting a human provider; the requirement does not apply when the communication is read and reviewed by a licensed/certified provider.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | California |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | September 28, 2024 |
| Citation | Cal. Health & Safety Code 1339.75 (AB 3030, Stats. 2024) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Enforced through existing facility/provider licensing authority; no new standalone penalty. |
| Topics | healthcare AI · AI disclosure and transparency |
| Bill text | Bill Text — AB-3030 Health care services: artificial intelligence |
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