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Tennessee SB 1580 AI mental-health professional restriction

Restricts artificial intelligence systems from representing themselves as licensed mental-health professionals or providing certain professional mental-health services.

Tennessee · Effective · Effective Jul 1, 2026

What it is

What changed
Restricts artificial intelligence systems from representing themselves as licensed mental-health professionals or providing certain professional mental-health services.
Why it matters
Digital support tools for caregivers may need to explain their role, data use, safety boundaries, or escalation limits differently in this jurisdiction.
Who it touches
Family caregivers, People using AI and digital health tools, People receiving carefamily caregivers, care recipients, care technology users
What it does
Requires something of providers, companies or agencies; Limits or bans a practice, or narrows eligibility
Latest action
Signed by the Governor in 2026.

Sources

Last reviewed Sep 25, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.