While President Trump demands a single national framework on AI policy, states like Ohio are going their own way to propose guardrails for how the technology is used in health care.

Why it matters: That could set up a clash over who determines how AI models and systems can be deployed in insurer reviews, mental health treatment and chatbots that interact with patients.

By the numbers: More than 250 AI bills affecting health care were introduced in 47 states as of mid-October, according to a tracker from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

• Thirty-three of those bills in 21 states became law.
• A half dozen states have enacted laws focused on the use of AI-enabled chatbots, including Illinois’ new law banning apps or services from providing mental health and therapeutic decision-making.

The intrigue: “There is a lot of bipartisan alignment on the topic. Red states are mirroring provisions of laws introduced in blue states and vice versa,” said Randi Seigel, a partner at Manatt.