AB378
AN ACT relating to controlled substances; creating the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program; requiring the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to administer and adopt certain regulations governing the Program; authorizing and requiring the Division to take certain actions with respect to the Program; requiring the Division to authorize at least one person to cultivate, manufacture or produce psychedelic substances for use in the Program; requiring the Division to submit to the Legislature an annual report concerning the Program; requiring the Division to establish an advisory committee with certain duties relating to the Program; prohibiting certain causes of action from being brought against the Department, its officers or employees relating to the Program; providing immunity from civil, criminal and administrative liability to a participant in the Program for certain conduct relating to the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to controlled substances; creating the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program; requiring the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to administer and adopt certain regulations governing the Program; authorizing and requiring the Division to take certain actions with respect to the Program; requiring the Division to authorize at least one person to cultivate, manufacture or produce psychedelic substances for use in the Program; requiring the Division to submit to the Legislature an annual report concerning the Program; requiring the Division to establish an advisory committee with certain duties relating to the Program; prohibiting certain causes of action from being brought against the Department, its officers or employees relating to the Program; providing immunity from civil, criminal and administrative liability to a participant in the Program for certain conduct relating to the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Monday, March 10, 2025
Primary Sponsor
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Public exhibits
15
Support 12 · Opp 1 · Neutral 0
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to controlled substances; creating the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program; requiring the Division of Publ
Section 9 of this bill creates the Alternative Therapy Pilot Program for the purpose of providing certain patients who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition access to treatment involving the administration, under medical supervision and control, of psychedelic substances through the development and implementation of experimental and investigational pilot clinic programs. Section 9 requires the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the Program and, within the limits of available funds, develop and implement experimental and investigational pilot programs for the provision of alternative therapies. Section 7 of this bill defines “psychedelic substance” to mean psilocybin, psilocin, dimethyltryptamine, ibogaine or mescaline. Section 10 of this bill requires the Division to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions governing the Program. Section 11 of this bill authorizes the Division to carry out or contract for certain programs for research and education. Section 12 of this bill requires the Division to authorize at least one person to cultivate, manufacture or otherwise produce psychedelic substances for use in the Program. Section 12 requires such a person to comply with certain requirements. Section 12.5 of this bill authorizes the Division to require a person who wishes to participate in the Program by operating a pilot clinic program or by cultivating, manufacturing or otherwise producing psyc
NELIS exhibits (15 on file)
Support (12)
- Jon Dalton (Testimony)
- Kate Cotter (Testimony)
- Dustin Hines (Testimony)
- Diane Goldstein (Testimony)
- Gehrig Tucker (Testimony)
- John Henry Parker (Testimony)
- Blaire Zika (Testimony)
- Clinton Diong (Testimony)
- Matthew Wagner (Testimony)
- Aaron Augustis (Testimony)
- Marina Ejova (Testimony)
- (combined) (Testimony)
Opposition (1)
- (combined) (Testimony)
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