# HHS Removes Health AI Model-Card Requirement

HHS is removing a requirement for health AI tools to provide model cards describing how they were developed, tested, and intended to be used. Hospitals and health systems warn that without this information, comparing tools and assessing their suitability for clinical use may become harder, increasing the need for independent due diligence in health technology procurements.

- Procurement teams may need to assess how they will obtain and evaluate information about a tool’s development, testing, and intended use when comparing health AI solutions.
- Health AI suppliers may face greater buyer scrutiny around evidence of suitability, since model-card information will no longer be required under the described rule.
- The change concerns health technology acquisition and evaluation; the signal does not identify a contract, funding amount, or implementation deadline.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Healthcare, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** October 28, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

### Sources
- [Trump admin rolls back health AI regulation - POLITICO](https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2026/10/28/trump-admin-rolls-back-health-ai-regulation-01137058) - Politico