In one paragraph
Pennsylvania's HB 1993 (2025-26), the Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Therapy Act, would bar mental health professionals from using AI to support recorded or transcribed therapy sessions without written notice and patient consent, bar AI providers from representing that an AI system can provide therapy or is a therapist, and bar AI from making independent therapeutic decisions. It was referred to the House Professional Licensure Committee on October 24, 2025.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill is pending. If enacted, AI providers could not market AI as a therapist, and mental health professionals would need written notice and consent before using AI for support in recorded or transcribed sessions.
Key provisions
- Would bar a mental health professional from using AI for supplementary support in a recorded or transcribed session unless the patient is informed in writing that AI will be used and its specific purpose, and consents
- Would bar an AI provider from stating, or knowingly causing or programming a system to state, that it can provide therapy or psychotherapy or is a therapist, counselor, psychiatrist, doctor or other provider
- Would bar making available an AI system specifically programmed to provide a service that would be the practice of a mental health professional if provided by a natural person
- Would bar a mental health professional from letting AI make independent therapeutic decisions, directly interact with a client in therapeutic communication, generate treatment plans without professional review and approval, or detect emotions or mental states
- Would let a mental health professional use AI only to the extent it meets the section 3 notice-and-consent rules; 'permitted use' is defined as administrative or supplementary support for which the professional keeps full responsibility
- Section 5 would make a violation unprofessional conduct under provisions of the licensing acts (the captured text ends there)
- Referred to the House Professional Licensure Committee on October 24, 2025
Latest legislative action
Oct 24, 2025. Referred to Professional Licensure
Sponsors (showing 5 of 133)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Delozier | Primary |
| Jessica Benham D | Primary |
| Knowles | Primary |
| Melissa Shusterman D | Primary |
| Rothman | Primary |
Roll call votes (showing 3 of 15)
CONCURRENCE Jul 11, 2024
172 yea30 nay1 otherPassed
Committee vote (Rules): Re-report Bill As Committed Jul 11, 2024
33 yea0 nayPassed
Final Passage: PASSAGE Jul 10, 2024
48 yea1 nayPassed
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