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1		-	H.B. No. 1802
	1	+	By: Dominguez, et al. H.B. No. 1802
	2	+	(Senate Sponsor - Campbell, et al.)
	3	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021;
	4	+	May 17, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran
	5	+	Affairs & Border Security; May 19, 2021, reported favorably by the
	6	+	following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 19, 2021, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	10	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	11		AN ACT
5	12		relating to a study on the use of alternative therapies for treating
6	13		post-traumatic stress disorder.
7	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	15		SECTION 1. (a) In this Act, "commission" means the Health
9	16		and Human Services Commission.
10	17		(b) The commission, in collaboration with Baylor College of
11	18		Medicine and in partnership with a military veterans hospital or a
12	19		medical center that provides medical care to veterans, shall
13	20		conduct a study on the efficacy of using alternative therapies,
14	21		including the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA),
15	22		psilocybin, and ketamine, in the treatment of veterans who suffer
16	23		from post-traumatic stress disorder.
17	24		(c) In conducting the study described by Subsection (b) of
18	25		this section, the commission in collaboration with the Baylor
19	26		College of Medicine shall:
20	27		(1) perform a clinical trial on the therapeutic
21	28		efficacy of using psilocybin in the treatment of
22	29		treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans;
23	30		and
24	31		(2) review current literature regarding:
25	32		(A) the safety and efficacy of
26	33		3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), psilocybin, and
27	34		ketamine in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder; and
28	35		(B) the access veterans have to
29	36		3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), psilocybin, and
30	37		ketamine for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in the
31	38		United States.
32	39		(d) The commission shall prepare and submit to the governor,
33	40		the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
34	41		representatives, and each member of the legislature:
35	42		(1) quarterly reports on the progress of the study
36	43		conducted under this section; and
37	44		(2) not later than December 1, 2024, a written report
38	45		containing the results of the study conducted under this section
39	46		and any recommendations for legislative or other action.
40	47		(e) The commission shall ensure any protected health
41	48		information collected during a clinical trial conducted under
42	49		Subsection (c) of this section and reported under Subsection (d) of
43	50		this section does not personally identify an individual.
44	51		(f) This Act expires September 1, 2025.
45		-	SECTION 2. The Agency is required to implement this Act only
46		-	if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that
47		-	purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money
48		-	specifically for that purpose, the commission may, but is not
49		-	required to, implement this Act using other appropriations
50		-	available for the purpose.
51		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	52	+	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
52	53		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
53	54		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
54	55		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
55	56		Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
56		-	______________________________ ______________________________
57		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
58		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1802 was passed by the House on May 6,
59		-	2021, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 12, 1 present, not
60		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
61		-	No. 1802 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 9,
62		-	2 present, not voting.
63		-	______________________________
64		-	Chief Clerk of the House
65		-	I certify that H.B. No. 1802 was passed by the Senate, with
66		-	amendments, on May 22, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays
67		-	5.
68		-	______________________________
69		-	Secretary of the Senate
70		-	APPROVED: __________________
71		-	Date
72		-	__________________
73		-	Governor
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