Issued2026-06-10

Prohibiting the Independent Practice of Medicine by Artificial Intelligence

Professional PolicyVoluntary

Summary

Directs the AMA to advocate against using AI as an independent diagnostic or prescriptive tool or as a care-management substitute for a physician and to study emerging approaches to the regulation and licensure of autonomous AI performing clinical functions.

Healthcare Implications

Clinical AI should remain integrated into physician-led care rather than independently diagnosing, prescribing, or managing patients. Developers, providers, and regulators should define physician oversight, accountability, documentation, and liability for increasingly autonomous clinical systems.

Impact Level

Medium

Keywords

Safety & Risk; Transparency & Governance; Clinical Quality & Efficacy

Stakeholders

Providers & Health Systems; Patients & Public; Developers & Vendors; Regulators & Government