Washington bill would bar nonhuman entities from using nursing titles
Senate Bill 5904 would amend the Nurse Practice Act to reserve nursing titles (RN, NP/ARNP, LPN) for licensed human practitioners and require disclosure when AI/chatbots are interacting with patients. Supporters say it protects transparency; opponents did not appear in the hearing to contest the premise.
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Sen. Bateman introduced Senate Bill 5904 on Feb. 20, saying the measure would require anyone claiming to be a nurse to be a licensed human nurse and would force companies using chatbots to tell users they are not speaking with a person. "We want to make sure that people have confidence in the health care system," Sen. Bateman said.
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