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Companion draft (08:16) favors preserving clinician judgment while permitting administrative AI
Summary
A companion draft (08:16) would preserve clinician responsibility for therapeutic decisions while allowing administrative, supplementary and quality‑improvement uses of AI with consent and confidentiality safeguards; exemptions include religious counseling, peer support and general educational resources.
Committee members reviewed a companion draft (referred to as 08:16 in the session) that takes a narrower approach than some other drafts, emphasizing preservation of clinician judgment while allowing constrained AI uses.
Katie McLean summarized the bill's purpose: to "ensure therapeutic judgment, clinical decision making, and therapeutic communication remain the responsibility of qualified mental health professionals" and to allow…
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