Board staff reviews 2025 legislation: AI limits and telemedicine bills among outcomes the board monitored
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Summary
Staff summarized a two‑year bill table: AB489 on AI‑generated counseling limits was signed; AB742 (expedited licensing) vetoed; SB518 signed; SB508 (telemedicine expansion) was gutted; AB460 (radiologic technologist supervision via telemedicine) signed despite board opposition.
Terry Thorfinson, the board’s legislative and regulatory specialist, walked the board through legislative outcomes the staff tracked. She highlighted three items:
• AB489 (AI in health care): signed. The law restricts use of generative AI posing as licensed professionals and addresses risk from bots presenting themselves as clinicians; staff said AI may still be used for transcription with patient consent.
• AB742 (expedited licensing for certain descendants of slaves): vetoed. Thorfinson said the governor’s veto message expressed concerns about proliferation of expedite categories.
• AB460 (radiologic technologist supervision): signed despite board opposition. The bill allows certain remote supervision of radiologic technologists by off‑site radiologists, a change staff said responds to physician shortages in rural areas.
Thorfinson also flagged SB508 (telemedicine expansion), which staff said was materially changed during session and is no longer a threat. The board discussed ongoing oversight and the need to watch scope‑of‑practice and telemedicine bills.
What happens next: staff will continue tracking related bills, prepare oversight reports tied to the board’s fee package next year, and return with updates as legislation advances.
