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AI Restrictions in Mental Health Therapy (HB 455, 2026)
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An AI sector rules rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- This bill did not pass and binds nobody; what follows is what its House-passed version would have required.
- If you are a licensed mental health or psychotherapy professional, do not use artificial intelligence to provide direct therapy or to make an independent therapeutic decision.
- Do not use artificial intelligence to generate a treatment plan without review by the licensed professional.
- Obtain informed consent before offering AI-assisted supplementary support to a client between sessions.
What this law does
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As introduced, House Bill 455 would have created new sections of KRS Chapter 367 restricting licensed mental-health and psychotherapy professionals' use of artificial intelligence: barring direct AI-provided therapy and independent AI therapeutic decisions, requiring therapist review of any AI-generated treatment plan, requiring informed consent for AI-assisted supplementary support between sessions, keeping AI-therapy records confidential, and giving the relevant licensing board enforcement authority.
The House adopted a committee substitute and floor amendments before passing the bill 88-7 on February 23, 2026, including a floor amendment that removed the original bill's prohibitions on artificial intelligence directly interacting with clients and on using artificial intelligence to detect emotions or mental states, narrowing the duty the House-passed text would have imposed. The bill carried an emergency clause.
It reached the Senate Committee on Committees on February 24, 2026 and received no further recorded action, dying with the close of the 2026 Regular Session without a Senate vote.
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Read the law
official bill record and actions history, Kentucky General Assembly