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California AB 489 (AI implying health-care licensure)

California healing-arts licensing boards · pack 0.1.1 · verified against the official source as of 2026-09-26.

Binding law — in force

AI must not imply it is a licensed health professional

AI/GenAI systems must not use terms, letters, or phrases in advertising or functionality that indicate or imply the care, advice, reports, or assessments are being provided by a licensed/certified human health professional (e.g. 'Dr.', 'M.D.', 'nurse', 'psychologist') when no such license is held. Each use is a separate violation, enforced by the relevant healing-arts board. Detect AI health-advice surfaces emitting licensure-implying titles.

ca-ab489.no-implied-licensed-professional · Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 4999.9(b)-(d) · official source · jurisdictions: US-CA