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Senate narrows private right of action in H.816 on AI use in mental health services and passes the bill
Summary
Lawmakers adopted an amendment to H.816 to narrow a private right of action related to AI-provided mental health services and then passed the bill in concurrence with the House. Senators debated whether the amendment sufficiently targeted licensed professionals and covered corporate entities.
The Senate amended and passed H.816, an act regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of mental health services. On third reading a senator from Wyndham offered an amendment to clarify language and narrow a private right of action so that liability aligns with traditional duty-of-care principles and is focused on licensed professionals…
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