The HEAT AI Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to better identify and track heat-related illnesses and deaths across the United States. The bill addresses the problem that heat-related deaths are significantly underreported due to inconsistent medical documentation and limitations in disease coding systems, and proposes that AI tools analyzing medical records, death certificates, and weather data can uncover cases currently missed by existing systems. The program will award grants to between three and five eligible entities, including hospitals, health departments, and research institutions representing diverse climates and both urban and rural communities, to develop and test AI surveillance tools and implement heat response protocols and clinician training. The legislation authorizes $25 million annually from fiscal years 2027 through 2031, requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue national guidelines for standardized heat-related reporting within two years, and mandates progress reports to Congress beginning one year after enactment and a final report by September 2031. The bill includes privacy protections requiring compliance with HIPAA and establishes an AI advisory board to ensure fairness and accuracy across different demographic and geographic populations.
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