Utah SB 319 (insurers must disclose AI use in prior authorization)
Utah Senate Bill 319 — Health Insurance Preauthorization Amendments
Utah · Utah Code 31A-22-650(2)(d), (3) (S.B. 319, 2026)
- Status
- Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Takes effect
- January 1, 2027
- Applies to
- Health insurers operating in Utah that use AI in prior-authorization review.
- Enforced by
- Utah Insurance Department.
Utah requires health insurers that use AI in reviewing prior-authorization requests to be transparent about it. If applicable, an insurer must post a conspicuous notice on its public website that it uses AI in authorization review, and disclose that AI use to the state Insurance Department, each in-network provider, and each enrollee. The rules sit within a broader prior-authorization overhaul.
Who is protected: Enrollees and in-network providers subject to AI-assisted prior-authorization review.
Legal detail
Amends Utah Code 31A-22-650 to require an insurer that uses AI (including generative AI) in reviewing authorization requests to post a website notice (31A-22-650(2)(d)) and disclose AI use to the Department, network providers, and enrollees (31A-22-650(3)).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Utah |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | March 19, 2026 |
| Citation | Utah Code 31A-22-650(2)(d), (3) (S.B. 319, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Enforced through the Department's existing authority over prior-authorization requirements; no new standalone penalty for the AI-disclosure provision. |
| Topics | healthcare AI · insurance AI · AI disclosure and transparency |
| Bill text | Enrolled Copy S.B. 319, Health Insurance Preauthorization Amendments (2026 General Session) |
More AI rules in Utah
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- Utah EO 2026-08 pro-human AI in state government · In effect
- UT HB 101 (2019 AV statute) · In effect
- UT drone-wildfire law · In effect
- Utah H.B. 148 (computer-generated CSAM & intimate images count as illegal) · In effect
- Utah H.B. 238 (AI-generated child sexual abuse material is illegal) · In effect
Related healthcare AI rules elsewhere
- Missouri AI Therapy Chatbot Ban (SB 1019) · In effect
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- RI Therapy Chatbot Ban (2026) · In effect
- RI AI Companion Self-Harm Safety (2026) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- California AB 489 (AI healthcare chatbot misrepresentation ban) · In effect
- AZ HB 2175 (AI Insurance Denial — Physician Review) · In effect
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