AI cancer scan grants: up to five facilities, $250,000 each

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90R3856 LRM-F

By: Lalani
H.B. No. 588

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a health care facility grant program supporting the use

of artificial intelligence technology in scanning medical images

for cancer detection.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 56. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CANCER DETECTION GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Grant program" means the grant program for

artificial intelligence cancer detection established by this

chapter.

(2) "Qualified applicant" means a hospital or health

care facility, including a federally qualified health center,

located in this state that provides medical imaging services.

Sec. 56.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The

commission shall establish and administer a grant program to assist

qualified applicants in using artificial intelligence technology

to scan medical images for cancer detection.

(b) The commission may award grants each state fiscal year

to qualified applicants in accordance with this chapter.

Sec. 56.003. APPLICATIONS. The commission shall prescribe

the form and manner for a qualified applicant to apply for a grant

under the grant program. A submitted application must include:

(1) evidence the applicant will provide matching funds

in an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the grant award amount

for the proposed artificial intelligence technology;

(2) a detailed plan for using the proposed artificial

intelligence technology to scan medical images to detect cancer,

including the manner in which the grant money will be used and the

total anticipated cost of using the technology;

(3) a plan for a physician to review each medical

result identified as a cancer case through artificial intelligence

to ensure accuracy and efficacy;

(4) the number of patient records the proposed

artificial intelligence technology is capable of scanning and the

estimated time required for each scan; and

(5) any other information the commission requires to

assess the applicant's eligibility and the potential impact of the

proposed artificial intelligence technology.

Sec. 56.004. GRANT REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commission may

only award a grant under this chapter in accordance with a contract

between the commission and a grant recipient that includes

conditions providing the commission with sufficient control to

ensure the public purpose of improving public health is

accomplished and the state receives a return benefit.

(b) A grant award under the grant program:

(1) may not exceed $250,000;

(2) may not be awarded to more than five qualified

applicants; and

(3) must be awarded annually.

Sec. 56.005. REQUIRED REPORT. Not later than the first

anniversary of the date a grant recipient receives a grant award

under the grant program, the recipient shall provide a written

report to the commission that includes:

(1) the number of medical images scanned and cancer

cases identified using the artificial intelligence technology for

which the grant was awarded;

(2) any change in cancer detection rates and the time

required to detect cancer as a result of the artificial

intelligence technology;

(3) an assessment on the comparative effectiveness of

the artificial intelligence technology versus traditional methods

for detecting cancer; and

(4) any recommendations for further artificial

intelligence use or improvement of the use of artificial

intelligence technology in scanning medical imaging to detect

cancer.

Sec. 56.006. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt

the rules necessary to implement this chapter.

Sec. 56.007. FUNDING. The commission may accept gifts,

grants, and donations from any source to administer the grant

program established under this chapter. The commission may use a

portion of the money appropriated to the commission for purposes of

this chapter to cover the costs of administering this chapter.

Sec. 56.008. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires September 1,

2037.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.