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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to using alternative therapies to 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | treat mental health and other medical conditions; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | creating s. 381.991, F.S.; requiring the Department of 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Health, in collaboration with the Board of Medicine, 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | to conduct a study regarding the use of alternative 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | therapies in the treatment of mental health and other 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | medical conditions; requiring that the department 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | submit a written report to the Governor and 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Legislature by a specified date; providing for future 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | expiration; providing an effective date. 11 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1. Section 381.991, Florida Statutes, is created 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to read: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 381.991 Study of using alter native therapies in the 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | treatment of mental health and other medical conditions. — 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1)(a) The Department of Health, in collaboration with the 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Board of Medicine, shall conduct a study to evaluate the 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | therapeutic efficacy of alternative therapies, including the use 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), psilocybin, and 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | ketamine, in treating mental health and other medical 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | conditions, including: 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 1. Depression. 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2. Anxiety. 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | 3. Posttraumatic stress disorder. 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 4. Bipolar disorder. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | 5. Chronic pain. 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | 6. Migraines. 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (b) In conducting its study, the Department of Health 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | shall: 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | 1. Evaluate and determine whether alternative therapies 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | are effective in treating the mental health and other medical 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | conditions listed in paragraph (a). 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2. Compare the effi cacy of using alternative therapies 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | with the efficacy of treatments currently used for the mental 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | health and other medical conditions listed in paragraph (a). 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | (2) By September 1, 2023, the Department of Health shall 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | submit a written report to the Governor, the President of the 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | contains its findings and recommendations for future legislative 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | action and implementation. 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | (3) This section expires September 30, 2023. 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 45 |
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