Maine AI-in-Therapy Law (licensed pros only)
Maine Regulation of AI in Therapy and Psychotherapy Services (P.L. 2025, ch. 687 / L.D. 2082)
Maine · P.L. 2025, ch. 687 (L.D. 2082 / H.P. 1397, 132nd Legis.); 10 M.R.S. Sec. 1500-EE
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- July 29, 2026
- Applies to
- Licensed psychotherapy and behavioral-health professionals and any person offering therapy services to the public, including via AI.
- Enforced by
- Maine professional licensing boards (disciplinary action); Maine Attorney General for the Unfair Trade Practices Act component.
Maine bars anyone from providing, advertising, or offering therapy or psychotherapy to the public — including through internet-based AI — unless the services are delivered by a licensed professional. Licensed professionals may use AI only for administrative or supplementary support, and only if they retain full responsibility for its outputs; using AI for supplementary support requires written client notice and consent. AI may not make independent therapeutic decisions, engage in therapeutic communication with clients, or generate treatment plans without the licensee's review and approval.
Who is protected: Clients receiving therapy or psychotherapy / behavioral-health services in Maine.
Legal detail
L.D. 2082 / H.P. 1397 (P.L. 2025, ch. 687; approved April 13, 2026; effective July 29, 2026) enacts 10 M.R.S. Sec. 1500-EE and parallel Title 32 licensing provisions, prohibiting unlicensed (including AI-based) provision of therapy, permitting AI only for administrative/supplementary support with written client notice and consent, and barring AI from independent therapeutic decisions, therapeutic communication, or unreviewed treatment plans.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Maine |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| Citation | P.L. 2025, ch. 687 (L.D. 2082 / H.P. 1397, 132nd Legis.); 10 M.R.S. Sec. 1500-EE |
| Private right of action | Yes, individuals can sue |
| Penalties | Offering therapy services without a license (including via AI) is a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act; a licensee's improper use of AI is subject to board discipline. Client waivers are void, and clients retain the right to sue. |
| Topics | healthcare AI · consumer protection |
| Bill text | Maine L.D. 2082 / H.P. 1397 — AI in Certain Mental Health Services (P.L. 2026, ch. 687) |
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Related healthcare AI rules elsewhere
- Missouri AI Therapy Chatbot Ban (SB 1019) · In effect
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- RI Therapy Chatbot Ban (2026) · In effect
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- California AB 489 (AI healthcare chatbot misrepresentation ban) · In effect
- AZ HB 2175 (AI Insurance Denial — Physician Review) · In effect
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