HB1154--ALTERNATIVETHERAPIES
SPONSOR: Houx
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
Veteransbya11to0with1present.
ThisbillrequirestheDepartmentofHealthandSeniorServices,in
collaborationwithaMissouriuniversityhospitalandmedical
centeroperatedbytheDepartmentofVeteransAffairsinMissouri,
toconductastudyontheefficacyofusingalternativemedicines
andtherapies,including,butnotlimitedto,theuseof3,4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA),psilocybin,andketamine,for
thetreatmentofpatientssufferingfrompost-traumaticstress
disorder,treatment-resistantdepression,substanceabuse
disorders,orwhorequireend-of-lifecare.
Thebillspecifiesthatsuchstudyshallincludeaclinicaltrial
ofpsilocybin,aswellasaliteraturereviewandthesubmissionof
variousreports. Nopersonparticipatingintheclinicaltrial
shallbesubjectedtocriminalorcivilliabilityorsanctionfor
theparticipationintheclinicaltrial,exceptincasesofgross
negligenceorwillfulmisconduct.
TheDepartmentofHealthandSeniorServicesshallprepareand
submittotheGovernor,LieutenantGovernorandtheGeneral
Assembly:
(1)Quarterlyreportsontheprogressofthestudy;and
(2)Awrittenreport,submittedoneyearafterthestudybegins,
containingtheresultsofthestudyandanyrecommendations for
legislation.
TheDepartmentshallmaintaintheconfidentiality ofanypersonally
identifiableprotectedinformationcollectedduringtheclinical
trial.
ThisbillissimilartoSB614(2023).
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthenumberofveteranswhocommit
suicideisontherise.Weneedtodosomethingtohelpwiththe
mentalhealthcrisiswearecurrentlyfacing.Thisisnotadrug
thatsomeonewouldgetaddictedto.Therearealreadyextensive
studieslikethisinEurope.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Houx;William
Wisner,GruntStyleFoundation;AprilHatch;andCertified
AlternativeMedicineProviders. OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsaythereisacompanythat
createsasyntheticversionofthepsilocybinwhichisusedfor
clinicalstudies. Theeffectsofthedrugusuallylastaround6
hours.Thestudiesaresinglelargedoesandarenotmicrodosing.
Psilocybinisnotlethal.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwereRamonMartinez,MostPolicy
Initiative;andJoshuaS.Siegel.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.