Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 58-37-3.5 - Drugs for behavioral health treatment(1) As used in this section: (a) "Drug" means any form of psilocybin or methylenedioxymethamphetamine that is in federal Food and Drug Administration Phase 3 testing for an investigational drug described in 21 C.F.R. Part 312.(b) "Healthcare system" means: (i) a privately-owned, non-profit, vertically-integrated healthcare system that operates at least 15 licensed hospitals in the state; or(ii) a health care system closely affiliated with an institution of higher education described in Section 53B-2-101.(2) A healthcare system may develop a behavioral health treatment program that includes a treatment based on a drug that the healthcare system determines is supported by a broad collection of scientific and medical research.(3) A healthcare system described in Subsection (2):(a) shall ensure that a drug used under the exclusive authority of this section is used by a patient only under the direct supervision and control of the healthcare system and the healthcare system's health care providers who are licensed under this title; and(b) may not provide treatments that are authorized exclusively under this section to an individual who is not at least 18 years old.(4) Before July 1, 2026, a healthcare system that creates a behavioral health treatment program under this section shall provide a written report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee regarding:(b) health outcomes of patients;(c) side effects of any drugs used; and(d) any other information necessary for the Legislature to evaluate the medicinal value of any drugs.(5) An individual or entity that complies with this section when using, distributing, possessing, administering, or supervising the use of, a drug is not guilty of a violation of this title.Added by Chapter 539, 2024 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/1/2024.