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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study evaluating the use of alternative therapies for |
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treating certain mental health and other medical conditions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act, "department" means the |
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Department of State Health Services. |
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(b) The department, in collaboration with the Texas Medical |
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Board, shall conduct a study to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy |
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of alternative therapies, including the use of |
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3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), psilocybin, and |
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ketamine, in the treatment of mental health and other medical |
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conditions, including: |
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(1) depression; |
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(2) anxiety; |
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(3) post-traumatic stress disorder; |
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(4) bipolar disorder; |
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(5) chronic pain; and |
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(6) migraines. |
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(c) In conducting the study described by Subsection (b) of |
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this section, the department shall: |
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(1) evaluate and determine whether alternative |
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therapies are effective in treating the mental health and other |
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medical conditions described by that subsection; and |
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(2) compare the efficacy of the alternative therapies |
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with the efficacy of treatments currently used for the mental |
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health and other medical conditions described by that subsection. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2022, the department shall |
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prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the |
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speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the |
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legislature a written report containing the results of the study |
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conducted under this section and any recommendations for |
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legislative or other action. |
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(e) This Act expires September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |