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Senate hearing: bill would bar AI tools from using the title “nurse” to prevent consumer confusion
Summary
House Bill 2748 would protect the title “nurse” by statute so that only licensed human professionals may use it; sponsors said the bill does not ban AI in healthcare but seeks to prevent AI products from being marketed as nurses. The American Nurses Association president urged the committee to protect patient safety and clarity.
The Senate Committee on Healthcare on April 17 heard testimony on House Bill 2748, a proposal to protect the title “nurse” by statute so that non‑human entities such as artificial intelligence programs may not represent themselves as nurses.
Representative Travis Nelson, the House sponsor, told the committee the measure is intended to preserve the professional meaning of the title and ensure patients are not misled about whether a human licensed…
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