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Senate committee hears bill to bar AI from using nursing titles
Summary
Sen. Bateman introduced SB 5,904 to clarify that only a human may hold nursing titles and to require chatbots to disclose they are not nurses; nurses' associations and practicing clinicians testified in strong support, citing patient safety and transparency concerns.
The Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee opened hearings Jan. 16 on Senate Bill 5,904, which would clarify that nursing titles — such as "nurse," "registered nurse" and "nurse practitioner" — may be held only by human individuals and would prohibit non‑human entities from using those titles or their abbreviations.
Sponsor Senator Bateman told the committee the measure is aimed at "encourag[ing] transparency and confidence in our healthcare system" as AI tools proliferate. "When you are talking with someone online…
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