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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the use of psychedelic therapies in the |
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treatment of certain 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: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(2) "Psychedelic therapies" means the use of |
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3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), psilocybin, or ketamine |
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to treat mental health or other medical conditions. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct a study on the use of |
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psychedelic therapies for treatment of post-traumatic stress |
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disorder, depression, and other co-occurring conditions. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the commission shall: |
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(1) review clinical trials on the efficacy of using |
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psychedelic therapies in the treatment of post-traumatic stress |
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disorder, depression, and other co-occurring conditions; |
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(2) review current literature regarding the use of |
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psychedelic therapies in the treatment of post-traumatic stress |
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disorder, depression, and other co-occurring conditions; |
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(3) review actions of the United States Food and Drug |
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Administration regarding psychedelic therapies for treatment of |
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post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other co-occurring |
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conditions; |
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(4) evaluate treatment guidelines for use of |
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psychedelic therapies to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, |
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depression, and other co-occurring conditions and recommend |
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guidelines and best practices for providers; and |
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(5) evaluate patient access to current treatment for |
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post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and other co-occurring |
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conditions and recommend legislative or other actions necessary to |
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ensure patient access to psychedelic therapies following approval |
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by the United States Food and Drug Administration, including |
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considerations of provider availability, affordability, |
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accessibility, training and licensure, and other regulatory |
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requirements. |
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(d) In addition to any money appropriated by the |
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legislature, the commission may solicit and accept federal funds |
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and gifts, grants, or donations from any source to administer and |
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finance the study conducted under this section. |
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(e) Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall |
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submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and the chair of the standing committee |
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of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the |
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commission a written report that includes: |
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(1) the results of the study conducted under this |
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section; and |
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(2) any recommendations for legislative or other |
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action necessary to ensure patient access to psychedelic therapies |
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for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and |
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other co-occurring conditions after those therapies are approved by |
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the United States Food and Drug Administration. |
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(f) This Act expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. The Health and Human Services Commission is |
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required to implement a provision of this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If |
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the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the commission may, but is not required to, implement a |
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provision of this Act using other money available for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |