Bill Text: CA AB941 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Controlled substances: psychedelic-assisted therapy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-01 - Referred to Com. on HEALTH. [AB941 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB941-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
January 04, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
January 03, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 16, 2023 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron |
February 14, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Section 11214 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:11214.
(a) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on the establishment of a framework governing psychedelic-assisted therapy using all of the following:SEC. 3.
Article 5 (commencing with Section 11260) is added to Chapter 5 of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
Article
5. End Veteran Suicide Act Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the End Veteran Suicide Act.
(a)Notwithstanding any other law, a facilitator in a licensed facility may administer the substances identified in this section as part of psychedelic-assisted therapy to treat a combat veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or addiction.
11260.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, and upon the legislative enactment of a framework governing psychedelic-assisted therapy as recommended by the California Health and Human Services Agency workgroup pursuant to Section 11214, to include, but not be limited to, the list of substances to be used, the populations to be served, and the education, training, and licensure, if appropriate, required for those administering the substance, the use of hallucinogenic or psychedelic substances for psychedelic-assisted therapy shall be lawful.
(c)All of the following substances may be used in psychedelic-assisted therapy pursuant to subdivision (a):
(1)Psilocybin.
(2)Ibogaine.
(3)Any controlled substance the federal Food and Drug Administration may approve for use in the future, including, but not limited to, Dimethyltryptamine or Mescaline sourced from non-peyote cacti.
(d)For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1)“Combat veteran” means a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in a combat role, which includes all special operations forces, and who is 21 years of age or older.
(2)“Psychedelic-assisted
(e)