Law / United States / 
Ohio
H.B. 525, Use of Artificial Intelligence in Therapy Services
Ohio Rev. Code § 4743.21, as proposed by H.B. 525, 136th General Assembly (2025-2026 Session)
In committee, dated , as of .
An AI sector rules rule binding private bodies.
- How the hook was established
- express
- What makes it apply
- Operator establishment
- Obligation class
- Prohibition, Consent, Governance
- Audit expectation
- none
As of .
Where it has got to
The text described here is As Introduced. That print is 00_IN, published .
Locally, this stage is Referred to committee, Health.
The stage above is recorded at www.legislature.ohio.gov.
Introduced in the House and referred to the Health Committee . The committee held a first hearing on ; no later committee or floor action is recorded. The 136th General Assembly runs through .
What it requires
- What follows describes the bill as introduced.
- If you are a licensed therapy professional in Ohio, before using artificial intelligence to assist with supplementary support in therapy or psychotherapy services, obtain the patient's written informed consent and enter the business associate agreements Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires.
- Do not use artificial intelligence to make independent therapeutic decisions, including diagnosing a client, to interact directly with clients in therapeutic communication, to generate therapeutic recommendations or treatment plans without your own review and approval, or to detect emotions or mental states.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Penalty structure
A fine of up to this amount per violation, imposed by the licensing board against a licensed therapy professional, not a criminal fine.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 10,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
The appropriate therapy professional licensing board, which may fine a licensed therapy professional who violates the section.
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Proposed section 4743.21 requires written informed consent before artificial intelligence is used and the professional's own review and approval of generated recommendations, and states no duty to create, keep or produce a log of the system's use.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
House Bill 525 was introduced on and referred to the House Health Committee on ; what follows describes the bill as introduced. A licensed therapy professional could use artificial intelligence to assist with supplementary support, such as keeping client records and therapy notes, after first obtaining the patient's written informed consent and entering the business associate agreements Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires.
The professional could not use artificial intelligence to make independent therapeutic decisions, to interact directly with clients in therapeutic communication, to generate therapeutic recommendations or treatment plans without the professional's own review and approval, or to detect emotions or mental states. The professional's licensing board could fine a violation up to $10,000.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app deploys a chatbot or makes health care decisions.