AI Frontier Institute

Artificial intelligence; requiring informed consent for use by licensed mental health professional or health care provider; authorizing and prohibiting certain uses. Emergency.

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Oklahoma Senate Bill 2037 (2026, introduced by Sen. Goodwin) has not been enacted; it was referred to the Senate Health and Human Services committee. If enacted, it would regulate AI use in mental health therapy and in health care generally. Section 1 (new Title 63 Section 7101) defines terms such as artificial intelligence, consent (written, informed, revocable, and not obtained through broad terms-of-use acceptance or deceptive acts), administrative support, supplementary support, and therapeutic communication. Section 2 (Section 7102) bars a licensed mental health professional from using AI for supplementary support when a therapy session is recorded or transcribed unless the patient or legal representative is informed in writing that AI will be used and for what specific purpose, and consents. Professionals may use AI for administrative or supplementary support only if they keep full responsibility for its interactions, outputs and data use. They may not let AI make independent therapeutic decisions, directly engage in therapeutic communication with clients, generate therapeutic recommendations or treatment plans without professional review, or detect emotions or mental states. Humans, not AI, must make final decisions. Violations bring licensure board discipline, including fines up to $10,000 per violation. Section 2(E) also prohibits anyone from offering therapy or psychotherapy to the public in Oklahoma through Internet-based AI unless conducted by a licensed mental health professional. The Attorney General may investigate and impose administrative fines up to $10,000 per violation after a hearing under the Administrative Procedures Act. Section 3 (Section 7103) applies similar rules to licensed health care providers: written notice and consent before using AI in patient care, full provider responsibility, no independent medical decisions, no direct patient medical communication by AI, no AI diagnosis, no AI-generated advice or treatment plans without provider review, final decisions by the provider, and licensure board discipline with fines up to $10,000 per violation. Section 4 declares an emergency, so the act would take effect on passage and approval.

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