Illinois Code § 225 ILCS 155/20

Prohibition on unauthorized therapy services.
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(a) An individual, corporation, or entity may not provide, advertise, or otherwise offer therapy or psychotherapy services, including through the use of Internet-based artificial intelligence, to the public in this State unless the therapy or psychotherapy services are conducted by an individual who is a licensed professional.
 
(b) A licensed professional may use artificial intelligence only to the extent the use meets the requirements of Section 15. A licensed professional may not allow artificial intelligence to do any of the following:
 
 
(1) make independent therapeutic decisions;
 
 
(2) directly interact with clients in any form of 
 
therapeutic communication;
 
 
(3) generate therapeutic recommendations or treatment 
 
plans without review and approval by the licensed professional; or
 
 
(4) detect emotions or mental states.

therapeutic communication;
plans without review and approval by the licensed professional; or

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