Right to Override Act (S2997)
Current understanding
The Right to Override Act (S2997, introduced) would establish a statutory right for healthcare professionals to override AI clinical decision support system recommendations, require employers to permit such overrides, and prohibit retaliation against clinicians who exercise this right. Enforcement would be shared between HHS and DOL. It is the first federal proposal creating a clinician-specific labor protection at the intersection of AI governance and healthcare workforce rights.
Evidence log
- 2025-10-09 — Right to Override Act: cross-connection with no-robot-bosses-act: Both proposals restrict employer use of automated/AI decision systems over workers — No Robot Bosses Act addresses AI employment decisions broadly, while Right to Override Act creates a sector-specific clinician override right against AI clinical decision support. (novelty: 4)