87R6837 MCF-D
 
  By: Dominguez H.B. No. 1802
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a study evaluating the use of alternative therapies for
  treating certain mental health and other medical conditions.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a) In this Act, "department" means the
  Department of State Health Services.
         (b)  The department, in collaboration with the Texas Medical
  Board, shall conduct a study to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy
  of alternative therapies, including the use of
  3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), psilocybin, and
  ketamine, in the treatment of mental health and other medical
  conditions, including:
               (1)  depression;
               (2)  anxiety;
               (3)  post-traumatic stress disorder;
               (4)  bipolar disorder;
               (5)  chronic pain; and
               (6)  migraines.
         (c)  In conducting the study described by Subsection (b) of
  this section, the department shall:
               (1)  evaluate and determine whether alternative
  therapies are effective in treating the mental health and other
  medical conditions described by that subsection; and
               (2)  compare the efficacy of the alternative therapies
  with the efficacy of treatments currently used for the mental
  health and other medical conditions described by that subsection.
         (d)  Not later than December 1, 2022, the department shall
  prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
  speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the
  legislature a written report containing the results of the study
  conducted under this section and any recommendations for
  legislative or other action.
         (e)  This Act expires September 1, 2023.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.