AI is just one of a list of examples of advanced technologies, and it isn't even required that any advanced technologies need be actually adopted, just that training and technical assistance towards that goal be made.
My opinion - over all, this is a very progressive program that can do a lot of good, and the mere listing of AI as an example among other examples of advanced technologies is not very concerning nor is it inappropriate.
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts allotted to a State under this subsection shall be used for 3 or more of the following health-related activities:
‘‘(A) Promoting evidence-based, measurable interventions to improve prevention and chronic disease management.
‘‘(B) Providing payments to health care providers for the provision of health care items or services, as specified by the Administrator.
‘‘(C) Promoting consumer-facing, technology-driven solutions for the prevention and management of chronic diseases.
‘‘(D) Providing training and technical assistance for the development and adoption of technology-enabled solutions that improve care delivery in rural hospitals, including remote monitoring, robotics, artificial intelligence, and other advanced technologies.
‘‘(E) Recruiting and retaining clinical workforce talent to rural areas, with commitments to serve rural communities for a minimum of 5 years.
‘‘(F) Providing technical assistance, software, and hardware for significant information technology advances designed to improve efficiency, enhance cybersecurity capability development, and improve patient health outcomes. ‘
‘(G) Assisting rural communities to right size their health care delivery systems by identifying needed preventative, ambulatory, pre-hospital, emergency, acute inpatient care, outpatient care, and post-acute care service lines.
‘‘(H) Supporting access to opioid use disorder treatment services (as defined in section 1861(jjj)(1)), other substance use disorder treatment services, and mental health services.
‘‘(I) Developing projects that support innovative models of care that include value-based care arrangements and alternative payment models, as appropriate.
‘‘(J) Additional uses designed to promote sustainable access to high quality rural health care services, as determined by the Administrator.
https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ21/PLAW-119publ21.pdf, search for "71401", the section it appears in.
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