Chatbots in Behavioral Health: Navigating the Legal Landscape and Mitigating Risk (On-Demand Webinar)
Date: 04/22/26
Closed captions are available.
Overview: The use of conversational AI in behavioral health is expanding rapidly, offering new pathways to deliver mental health support, extend provider reach, and reduce barriers to care. But these tools also present unique legal and regulatory challenges. This webinar provides a focused examination of chatbot applications in behavioral health settings, including the patchwork of state AI laws, privacy frameworks, and emerging litigation shaping this space. Attendees gain practical guidance on evaluating behavioral health chatbot solutions, structuring vendor relationships, implementing reasonable safeguards, and ensuring transparency with patients—all while staying ahead of a fast-evolving regulatory environment.
Learning Objectives:
- Review recent state and federal legislative developments applicable to AI and behavioral care
- Discuss applicability of existing health information privacy and security frameworks to evolving technologies
- Consider ways to help mitigate risk, including through contracting and adoption of other reasonable safeguards
Speaker Information:
Thora Johnson, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Molly Gallagher, Associate Counsel, Rosecrance Behavioral Health
Credit Information:
CLE: The maximum number of credits available for ON DEMAND is 1.0 for a 60-minute state and 1.2 for a 50-minute state. Please note that the availability of credits may vary from state to state. This self-study course will be available for purchase for approximately one year after the recording date, but state rules on duration of eligibility for CLE-credits differ, so please check with your state before purchasing self-study offerings.
CPE: CPE credits are not available for on-demand.
For additional information, please visit the AHLA Continuing Education page.