In early August, Illinois enacted the Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act (HB 1806, or the “Act”), making it the first state to pass a law regulating the use of AI[1] in the delivery of therapy and psychotherapy services. The Act, which took immediate effect, imposes guardrails on the use of AI to provide decision-making therapeutic support services, but permits the use of AI for administrative and supplementary tasks, subject to certain consent requirements. This blog post summarizes the Act and addresses its potential implications for the use of agentic AI by Illinois therapy providers.
