AB 406 (2025), Statutes of Nevada 2025 chapter 283: limits on AI in mental and behavioral health care and in public school counseling

Summary

Nevada's 2025 law on AI in mental and behavioral health care. An AI provider may not make available in Nevada an AI system specifically programmed to provide a service that would be the practice of professional mental or behavioral health care if a person provided it, and may not represent, or program a system to represent, that it can provide such care or is a therapist, counselor, psychiatrist or similar. Licensed providers may not use AI to provide professional care directly to a patient, but may use it for administrative support such as scheduling, records, billing and operational data analysis; they must independently review the accuracy of AI-generated billing reports and session notes, and comply with HIPAA and state health-data law. Public schools may not use AI to perform the mental-health functions of school counselors, psychologists or social workers, and the Department of Education must adopt a policy on staff use of AI. Violations of the provider-facing ban carry a civil penalty of up to $15,000 each, brought by the state Division; licensed providers who violate the use rules face professional discipline.

Key dates

1. June 5, 2025Enacted
2. October 16, 2026Checked against sources
3. October 21, 2026Checked against sources

Developments are added when the record is reviewed. Next review: October 16, 2027.

Evidence

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1. Jun 05, 2025 Approved by the Governor. Jun 06, 2025 Chapter 283.

   Supports: Approval date and chapter

   July 1, 2025, for all other purposes.

   Supports: Effective date

   AB406 (2025) bill overview and history, NELIS Nevada Legislature Primary source

2. An artificial intelligence provider shall not make available for use by a person in this State an artificial intelligence system that is specifically programmed to provide a service or experience to a user that would constitute the practice of professional mental or behavioral health care

   Supports: Ban on AI systems programmed to provide care

   A person who violates any provision of subsection 1, 2 or 3 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 per violation.

   Supports: Civil penalty

   a provider of mental and behavioral health care shall not use an artificial intelligence system in connection with providing professional mental and behavioral health care directly to a patient.

   Supports: Provider-use restriction

   A provider of mental and behavioral health care shall independently review the accuracy of any report, data or other information compiled, summarized, analyzed or generated by an artificial intelligence system

   Supports: Independent review of AI-generated billing and notes

   shall not use artificial intelligence to perform the functions and duties of a school counselor, school psychologist or school social worker

   Supports: Public school restriction

   AB406 (2025), enrolled bill text Nevada Legislature Primary source