Senate Bill 97 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. Allen Senator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Rural health care; Alabama Health Command established to designate an AI-assisted health platform in rural communities

Description

This bill would establish the Alabama Health Command as an independent agency tasked with designating a virtual AI-assisted health platform that may be used in conjunction with rural hospitals, clinics, and health care clinicians that allows consumers in rural areas of the state to connect with a rural health care provider and receive other health-related services, such as wellness education and follow-up assistance, in a virtual encounter.

This bill would require the Alabama Health Command to establish standards to ensure patient privacy and ensure the platform does not provide any practice that constitutes the practice of a health care profession.

This bill would also exempt rural hospitals and other rural health care providers and state health institutions that contract to use the virtual AI-assisted health platform from competitive bid laws.

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Subjects

Health