HEALTH AI Act

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to support research on using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.

Funds research to improve clinical note-taking, reduce administrative burdens, expedite insurance claims, enhance customer service, and generally improve health care through AI.

Prioritizes grants for entities promoting AI adoption in health care, investing in workforce development, mitigating workforce burnout, reducing health disparities, and improving care for medically underserved populations.

Defines "eligible entity" to include higher education institutions, tax-exempt organizations, and various government agencies.

Clarifies terms such as "artificial intelligence," "generative artificial intelligence," and "medically underserved population" in context with existing legislation.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for generative AI research in healthcare.

A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to facilitate research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Healthcare Enhancement And Learning Through Harnessing Artificial Intelligence Act” or the “HEALTH AI Act”.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish grants for research on generative AI in healthcare.

SEC. 2. Grants to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a grant program to award grants to eligible entities to perform research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence in health care.

(b) Permissible research.—Research funded pursuant to a grant under this section may include research regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence to—

(1) improve the ability of health care practitioners to record comprehensive notes or ask medically relevant questions during an appointment with a patient;

(2) reduce the administrative or documentation burden on clinicians;

(3) expedite the health insurance claims process;

(4) improve the efficiency and quality of customer service in the health care sector; or

(5) otherwise improve health care, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.

Prioritizes grants for entities promoting generative AI in healthcare and addressing workforce and health disparities.

(c) Priority.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that—

(1) encourage the adoption and deployment of generative artificial intelligence across the health care sector;

(2) invest in workforce development of clinicians and administrators;

(3) mitigate burnout in the health care workforce;

(4) reduce gender, racial, and ethnic disparities in health outcomes; or

(5) improve the availability of patient care for members of a medically underserved population.

Defines "artificial intelligence," "eligible entity," "generative artificial intelligence," "medically underserved population," and "Secretary."

(d) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term “artificial intelligence” has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).

(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term “eligible entity” means—

(A) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001));

(B) an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and

(C) an agency of— (i) the Federal Government; (ii) a State; (iii) a unit of local government; or (iv) an Indian Tribe.

(3) GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term “generative artificial intelligence” means artificial intelligence that, in response to a prompt, uses data to produce text, media, computer code, or other content.

(4) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION.—The term “medically underserved population” has the meaning given such term in section 330(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)).

(5) SECRETARY.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.