SB1580 – AI Mental Health Professional Representations

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Date Passed

4/1/2026

Effective Date

7/1/2026

Summary

Prohibits developing or deploying an AI system that advertises or represents to the public that it is, or can act as, a qualified mental health professional. Violations trigger consumer-protection enforcement.

Healthcare Implications

Vendors and providers must review mental-health AI representations and marketing. The prohibition targets professional representations; it is not a general prohibition on mental-health software.

Operational Implications

  • Bars developing or deploying AI that advertises or represents itself as a qualified mental health professional; consumer-protection penalties apply.

Impact Level

High

Keywords

Safety & Risk; Transparency & Governance

Stakeholders

Patients & Public; Developers & Vendors; Providers & Health Systems; Regulators & Government