Legislation - HB0995

Title: Health Occupations - Behavioral Health Care Providers - Use of Artificial Intelligence
Sponsored by: Delegates Woods, Ivey, Kaufman, Pasteur, Patterson, Roberts, and Simmons
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Prohibiting behavioral health care providers from using artificial intelligence to provide behavioral health care to a patient; authorizing a behavioral health care provider to use a system that employs artificial intelligence in performing administrative support tasks under certain circumstances; and requiring a behavioral health care provider to obtain certain informed consent from patients if the provider uses a certain system that employs artificial intelligence under certain circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Health

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action First Reading Health Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Health Occupations - Behavioral Health Care Providers - Use of Artificial Intelligence Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	First Reading Health
			Text - First - Health Occupations - Behavioral Health Care Providers - Use of Artificial Intelligence
House	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

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