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Senate committee hears bill to require AI transparency in health-insurance prior authorization
Summary
Sen. Catrona presented Senate Bill 164 to the Financial Institutions Insurance Technology Committee, proposing transparency and human oversight requirements for AI used in health-insurance prior authorization. Committee members asked about penalties and implementation; the measure received a first hearing and no vote.
Senator Mark Catrona on behalf of the sponsor told the Financial Institutions Insurance Technology Committee that Senate Bill 164 would require greater transparency and human oversight when insurers use artificial intelligence in health-care prior-authorization decisions.
Catrona said the bill would require disclosure of the algorithms, the criteria and the software used to make prior-authorization determinations and…
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