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Bill Text

344 
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Psychological, Clinical, Counseling, and Therapy Services 
2025-11-04T04:00:01Z 
Defining the term “artificial intelligence”; prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence in the practice of psychology, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental health counseling, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 344 

 By Senator Grall 

 29-00683-26 2026344__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the use of artificial intelligence 
 3 in psychological, clinical, counseling, and therapy 
 4 services; creating ss. 490.016 and 491.019, F.S.; 
 5 defining the term “artificial intelligence”; 
 6 prohibiting the use of artificial intelligence in the 
 7 practice of psychology, clinical social work, marriage 
 8 and family therapy, and mental health counseling; 
 9 providing exceptions; providing an effective date. 
 10 
 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 12 
 13 Section 1. Section 490.016, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 14 read: 
 15 490.016 Use of artificial intelligence.— 
 16 (1) As used in this section, the term “artificial 
 17 intelligence” means any machine-based system that varies in 
 18 level of autonomy and that, for any explicit or implicit 
 19 objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to 
 20 generate outputs, including, but not limited to, content, 
 21 decisions, predictions, or recommendations that can influence 
 22 physical or virtual environments. 
 23 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 
 24 licensee may not use artificial intelligence in the practice of 
 25 psychology or school psychology. A licensee may use artificial 
 26 intelligence to: 
 27 (a) Assist in administrative or supplementary support 
 28 services. Administrative and supplementary support services 
 29 include, but are not limited to, all of the following: 
 30 1. Managing appointment scheduling and reminders. 
 31 2. Drafting general communications related to therapy 
 32 logistics that do not involve therapeutic advice. 
 33 3. Processing billing and insurance claims. 
 34 4. Preparing and managing patient records. 
 35 5. Analyzing data for operational purposes. 
 36 (b) Record or transcribe a counseling or therapy session if 
 37 a licensee obtains written, informed consent at least 24 hours 
 38 before the provision of services. 
 39 Section 2. Section 491.019, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 40 read: 
 41 491.019 Use of artificial intelligence.— 
 42 (1) As used in this section, the term “artificial 
 43 intelligence” means any machine-based system that varies in 
 44 level of autonomy and that, for any explicit or implicit 
 45 objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to 
 46 generate outputs, including, but not limited to, content, 
 47 decisions, predictions, or recommendations that can influence 
 48 physical or virtual environments. 
 49 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 
 50 licensee, registered intern, or certificateholder may not use 
 51 artificial intelligence in the practice of clinical social work, 
 52 marriage and family therapy, or mental health counseling. A 
 53 licensee, registered intern, or certificateholder may use 
 54 artificial intelligence to: 
 55 (a) Assist in administrative or supplementary support 
 56 services. Administrative and supplementary support services 
 57 include, but are not limited to, all of the following: 
 58 1. Managing appointment scheduling and reminders. 
 59 2. Drafting general communications related to therapy 
 60 logistics that do not involve therapeutic advice. 
 61 3. Processing billing and insurance claims. 
 62 4. Preparing and managing patient records. 
 63 5. Analyzing data for operational purposes. 
 64 (b) Record or transcribe a counseling or therapy session if 
 65 a licensee, registered intern, or certificateholder obtains 
 66 written, informed consent at least 24 hours before the provision 
 67 of services. 
 68 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.