Tennessee bill aims to restrict AI from being used for mental health counseling

Lawmaker pushes to stop concerning AI healthcare trend: 'Probably the next step in our medical care'

A lawmaker in Nashua, New Hampshire, has pushed for two new bills regarding health insurance across the state.  The first aims to prevent insurance companies from using artificial intelligence to evaluate and eventually dismiss the viability of insurance claims, while the other endeavors to bar insurers from disproportionately reimbursing healthcare services dispensed in person over virtual telemedicine. According to News From The States, health…

Tennessee bill aims to restrict AI from being used for mental health counseling

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Tennessee bill aims to prevent artificial intelligence from being used for therapy and psychiatric diagnosis. HB1470 would prohibit the development and marketing of AI systems acting as mental health professionals. Rep. Tim Hicks (R-Gray), a member of the House Health Committee, sponsored the bill. "If there's any mental health [...]

New TN bill would prevent A.I. from being used for therapy and psychiatric diagnosis

A Tennessee bill aims to prevent artificial intelligence from being used for therapy and psychiatric diagnosis. HB1470 would prohibit the development and marketing of AI systems acting as mental health professionals. Rep. Tim Hicks , a member of the House Health Committee, sponsored the bill. “If there’s any mental health counseling to be done, it has to come from a human,” Hicks said at a legislative preview on Jan. 9. Medical experts agree tha…