BILL NUMBER: S1801
SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing a
psilocybin assisted therapy pilot program for veterans and first respon-
ders
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would establish a pilot program designed to provide psilocybin
assisted therapy to 10,000 respondents in order to record the treat-
ment's effects on their conditions.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 creates the psilocybin assisted therapy pilot program.
Section 2 states the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Psilocybin therapy offers serious potential benefits to assist with
mental health, but it suffers from a lack of substantial medical test-
ing. This bill would alleviate that problem by establishing a pilot
program to test psilocybin therapy's effectiveness on mental health.
This bill would establish a pilot program which would provide psilocybin
therapy to a set of 10,000 respondents, with priority given to veterans,
first responders, and those suffering from cluster headaches. This pilot
program would help record the effects of this treatment on their condi-
tions in order to better understand the effects of this new therapy
which promises substantial benefits.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: S7832A / A8349
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.