State Health AI Law Tracker/Rhode Island
Rhode Island HB 6654 · Clinical decision support · Effective
Assessment mechanisms for eye exams
Effective June 29, 2022
What the law does
Rhode Island HB 6654 regulates AI devices and other automated tools used for remote or in-person eye assessments and contact-lens prescriptions. A Rhode Island-licensed optometrist or physician must interpret the data, verify identity, keep a 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 June 29, 2022.
- State
- Rhode Island
- Bill number
- HB 6654
- Topic
- Clinical decision support
- Status
- Effective
- Date enacted
- June 29, 2022
- Date effective
- June 29, 2022
- Applies to
- Providers, Vendors
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