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AI Summary
CO HB 1195: Psychotherapy AI Restrictions, unlawful for entities to offer services without regulated professionals, allows AI for administrative and supplementary support.
Business Impact
If you use AI in psychotherapy, ensure compliance with restrictions or face disciplinary actions.
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Introduced
— Filed in the legislature; not yet heard in committee
In Committee
— Assigned to and being reviewed by a legislative committee
Passed
— Approved by one or both chambers; awaiting further action
Signed / Enacted
— Signed into law by the governor; may or may not be in effect yet
Dead / Vetoed
— Vetoed, failed to pass, or session expired without action
Unknown
— Status data not yet available or awaiting classification
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What This Means
Psychotherapy AI Restrictions — Track this CO bill and its compliance implications at AI Laws by State. The bill makes it unlawful for any entity to offer psychotherapy services unless provided by a regulated professional, prohibits AI from detecting emotions or mental states except for educational, administrative, simulation, or training purposes, and generating treatment plans without professional review, requires written, informed consent for AI use in recording or transcribing therapy sessions, allows AI in educational, administrative, simulation, or training settings with oversight, mandates compliance with privacy laws, and restricts AI marketing to avoid client use. AI systems cannot directly interact with clients without synchronous, real-time interaction involving a regulated professional.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits AI use for direct client interaction without synchronous, real-time interaction involving a regulated professional.
- Requires written, informed consent for AI use in recording or transcribing therapy sessions.
- Allows AI for administrative and supplementary support with professional oversight.
- Bans AI-generated treatment plans without professional review.
- Exempts educational, administrative, simulation, and research uses of AI from certain restrictions, allowing AI in educational programs and research under oversight, provided it is not marketed for client use.
- Unfair trade practice to imply AI systems' outputs are endorsed by regulated professionals, equivalent to psychotherapy services, or confidential.
- Makes it unlawful for any entity to offer psychotherapy services unless provided by a regulated professional.
- Allows AI use for self-help, coaching, guided meditation, or wellness tools that do not diagnose or treat mental health disorders and disclose they are not substitutes for clinical care.
- Prohibits AI systems from detecting emotions or mental states except for educational, administrative, simulation, or training purposes.
- AI use must comply with state and federal privacy and security laws.
- Disciplinary action may be taken against professionals violating the bill's prohibitions.
Latest Legislative Action
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Bill Sponsors (showing 5 of 46)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| A. Benavidez | Cosponsor |
| A. Boesenecker | Cosponsor |
| A. Flanell | Cosponsor |
| A. Paschal | Cosponsor |
| B. Bradley | Cosponsor |
Compliance Checklist
Do not use AI for direct client interactions or treatment recommendations
Who: Licensed mental health professionals
Penalty: Disciplinary action from regulatory boards
Who: Licensed mental health professionals
Penalty: Disciplinary action from regulatory boards
Obtain written consent for AI recording or transcription
Who: Regulated professionals
Penalty: Disciplinary action from regulatory boards
Who: Regulated professionals
Penalty: Disciplinary action from regulatory boards
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Full Legal Analysis
Enhanced & verified against metadata with gpt-4o. Previous score: 85%. The bill makes it unlawful for any entity to offer psychotherapy services unless provided by a regulated professional. It permits AI use in educational, administrative, simulation, or professional training programs as long as it is not marketed or represented for use with clients, patients, or the public. It also allows AI development or testing for research purposes under the oversight of a federally registered institutional review board. Additionally, the bill prohibits AI systems from generating therapeutic recommendations or treatment plans without review and approval by regulated professionals and from detecting emotions or mental states except for educational, administrative, simulation, or training purposes. AI systems can be used for administrative and supplementary support if the regulated professional maintains full responsibility. AI use must comply with state and federal privacy and security laws. The applicable board may take disciplinary action against regulated professionals who violate the bill's prohibitions. AI use for self-help and wellness tools is allowed only if they do not diagnose or treat mental health disorders and clearly disclose they are not substitutes for clinical care. It is considered an unfair trade practice to imply that AI systems' outputs are endorsed by regulated professionals, equivalent to psychotherapy services, or that users' data or information is confidential when it is not. AI systems are prohibited from directly interacting with clients without synchronous, real-time interaction involving a regulated professional. The bill requires written, informed consent from clients if AI is used to record or transcribe therapy sessions.
Official Source
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