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HB 995 — Maryland

Health Occupations - Behavioral Health Care Providers - Use of Artificial Intelligence

Prohibiting behavioral health care providers from using artificial intelligence to provide behavioral health care to a patient; authorizing a behavioral health care provider to use a system that employs artificial intelligence in performing administrative support tasks under certain circumstances; and requiring a behavioral health care provider to obtain certain informed consent from patients if the provider uses a certain system that employs artificial intelligence under certain circumstances.

Latest action: Withdrawn by Sponsor · Mar 19, 2026

WithdrawnArtificial IntelligenceCybersecurityDataDebt CollectionDisciplineEvaluations and ReviewsHealth OccupationsInformation Technology - GenerallyMental and Behavioral HealthPrivacyRecordsTime

Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Health (House of Delegates)

Updated Mar 18, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Health

    Feb 6, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

    Feb 9, 2026 · House of Delegates

  3. Withdrawn by Sponsor

    Mar 19, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Jamila Woods, Julian Ivey, Aaron Kaufman, Cheryl Pasteur, Edith Patterson, Denise Roberts, Gary Simmons

No recorded floor votes yet.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page

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