# H 7349 SUBSTITUTE A (Rhode Island) — effective upon passage

For H 7349 SUBSTITUTE A (Rhode Island), effective date is upon passage; what it applies to is any individual, corporation or entity offering therapy or psychotherapy services in Rhode Island, including through internet-based artificial intelligence, which may be provided only by a licensed professional; and licensed professionals, who may not let artificial intelligence make independent therapeutic decisions, conduct therapeutic communication without an established relationship, or determine treatment plans, recorded from its source on 2026-09-14.

- **Jurisdiction:** Rhode Island _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Instrument:** H 7349 SUBSTITUTE A _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Short title:** Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effective date:** upon passage _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What it applies to:** any individual, corporation or entity offering therapy or psychotherapy services in Rhode Island, including through internet-based artificial intelligence, which may be provided only by a licensed professional; and licensed professionals, who may not let artificial intelligence make independent therapeutic decisions, conduct therapeutic communication without an established relationship, or determine treatment plans _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Instrument

> 2026 -- H 7349 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/22/2026

### Short title

> RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT

## Source

- http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/PublicLaws/law26/law26373.htm

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2026-10-29.
Part of [AI law and regulation effective dates by jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/ai-regulation-effective-dates/).