Tennessee law prohibits AI systems from advertising or acting as qualified mental health professionals.

Tennessee's SB1580, now enacted, bans the development and deployment of AI systems that are advertised or represent themselves as qualified mental health professionals. This aims to protect the public from misleading AI claims in sensitive healthcare contexts.

SB1580 114th General Assembly senate

Action required

Companies must immediately cease developing or deploying AI systems that advertise or represent themselves as qualified mental health professionals in Tennessee.

Binding status

binding

Governing body

Tennessee General Assembly

Direction

restrictive

Innovation impact

constraining

Compliance requirements

Prohibited practices

Developing or deploying an artificial intelligence system that advertises or represents to the public that such system is or is able to act as a qualified mental health professional

AI technologies

ai agentsgenerative ai

Affected industries

healthcaretechnology

Affected roles

chief ai officergeneral counselcompliance officerproduct manager

"prohibits a person from developing or deploying an artificial intelligence system that advertises or represents to the public that such system is or is able to act as a qualified mental health professional."

Enriched 2026-05-26

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