State Health AI Law Tracker/Kentucky
Kentucky HB 191 · Clinical decision support · Effective
Assessment mechanisms for eye exams and prescriptions
Effective July 13, 2018
What the law does
Kentucky HB 191 sets rules for AI devices and other automated assessment mechanisms used in eye exams or contact-lens prescriptions. A Kentucky-licensed clinician must interpret the data, verify identity, keep a medical record, and certify the output. Use is limited to patients 18 or older with an in-person exam in the prior 24 months. The Act took effect July 13, 2018.
- State
- Kentucky
- Bill number
- HB 191
- Topic
- Clinical decision support
- Status
- Effective
- Date enacted
- March 30, 2018
- Date effective
- July 13, 2018
- Applies to
- Providers, Vendors
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