Utah SB 150, the Healthcare Providers Scope of Practice Amendments, restricts AI’s role in the practice of medicine in Utah. The principle at its core is that only licensed human providers may exercise medical judgment.
What Utah SB 150 Allows and Prohibits
AI tools cannot independently practice within a licensed healthcare scope of practice. Providers who use AI remain responsible for the decisions that result, so accountability stays with the licensed human even when software informed the call. The law draws the line between AI as an assistive tool, which is allowed, and AI as a substitute clinician, which is not.
What It Means for Health AI Companies
For digital health vendors, the distinction shapes both product design and marketing. Decision-support features, documentation help, and triage assistance can operate inside this framework. Products positioned as replacing clinical judgment cannot, at least not in Utah. Contracts and product claims should make the assistive framing explicit, and clinical workflows should keep a licensed provider making the final decision.
Source: Utah State Legislature: SB 150
Report a violation: If you believe a business is violating this law, you can file a complaint with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (Dept. of Commerce).
