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Kansas nursing committee weighs AI assistant for board website, plans possible March demonstration
Summary
Committee members heard a brief vendor update and discussed pros and cons of a generative-AI assistant for the board website; Tyler Technologies signaled interest in adapting its solution for Kansas and the committee tentatively scheduled a demonstration for March pending security and funding checks.
Committee staff introduced James Adams from Tyler Technologies and described a recent demonstration of a generative‑AI assistant other nursing boards have used; staff said the technology could help route routine inquiries and reduce staff time but would require security review and funding.
James Adams, interim director for Kansas.gov at Tyler Technologies, told the committee the company has built chatbots and AI assistants for government clients and said modern AI implementations can reduce manual upkeep compared with rule‑based chatbots. "We think we've got a pretty good solution for you all," Adams said, and noted the Mississippi Board of Nursing has a targeted implementation that limits results to board content rather than general web search results.
Staff recommended further work before deployment: secure review, decisions about scope and site integration, and funding consideration. Committee members asked Colton, the board's web staff, about the site's current search capabilities and agreed to add an AI‑demonstration item to the March agenda and invite another nursing board to join the discussion if helpful.
