Nevada AB 406 — Prohibition on AI Posing as a Professional Mental Health Provider (NRS ch. 433)
Nevada · 2025 Nev. Stat., AB 406, Sec. 7 (new section of NRS ch. 433)
Nevada prohibits an AI provider from making available in the state an AI system that is specifically programmed to provide a service that would amount to the practice of professional mental or behavioral health care if a person did it. AI providers also may not state or imply that their AI system can provide such care or that it is a therapist, counselor, psychiatrist, or doctor. The state must publish educational materials directing people to licensed care. Genuine self-help materials and AI used by licensed providers for administrative tasks are not prohibited.
Technical detail
AB 406 (2025), Sec. 7, added a new section to NRS Chapter 433 barring AI providers from offering AI systems programmed to deliver what would be professional mental/behavioral health care, and from representing such systems (or themselves) as qualified providers, with a civil penalty of up to $15,000 per violation.
Who is protected: Nevada consumers who might be misled into receiving purported mental or behavioral health care from an AI system.
Who must comply: Artificial intelligence providers making AI systems available for use in Nevada, and natural persons representing themselves as qualified mental/behavioral health providers.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Nevada |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2025-07-01 |
| Enacted | 2025-06-05 |
| Citation | 2025 Nev. Stat., AB 406, Sec. 7 (new section of NRS ch. 433) |
| Enforced by | Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Private right of action | No — agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | A civil penalty of up to $15,000 per violation for violating the prohibitions; recovered penalties are deposited in the State General Fund. |
| Topics | healthcare AI · consumer protection |
| Last verified | 2026-06-16 |
| Official source | Nevada Assembly Bill 406, Enrolled (83rd Session, 2025) ↗ |
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