Keeping Law SimpleLegislation, clearly explained
Back to Connecticut
Connecticut2026Passed Legislature

SB00191

Expanding Access to the Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Pilot Program

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 6:19 AM

In one sentence

This law updates rules for a state research program that provides therapy using MDMA or psilocybin to qualified patients.

What it does

  • Replaces old laws with new definitions and rules effective July 1, 2026.
  • Requires the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to run a pilot program administered by a state medical school using available funds.
  • Allows qualified patients to receive MDMA-assisted or psilocybin-assisted therapy as part of an FDA-approved research program.

Who it affects

  • Adults aged eighteen or older who are residents and meet clinical criteria, including veterans, retired first responders, or direct care health workers.
  • The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
  • A selected medical school within the state that will administer the program.

Limits and unknowns

  • The program must operate within available budget appropriations.
  • Clinical eligibility rules established by the medical school's institutional review board may limit access beyond job status requirements.
  • The text does not specify a fixed end date for this version of the pilot program.

Plain language

Terms to know

MDMA
A synthetic psychoactive drug, commonly known as ecstasy or molly, that acts on serotonin and dopamine receptors.
Psilocybin
A substance found naturally in some mushroom species that acts on serotonin receptors.
Qualified patient
An individual aged eighteen or older who meets clinical criteria set by an institutional review board, including state residents who are veterans, retired first responders, or direct care health workers.

Official record

Sources

Validated
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Official summary

To expand access to and extend the psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Signed by the Governor
  2. Transmitted to the Secretary of State
  3. Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
  4. Public Act 26-108LCO
  5. House Passed
  6. In Concurrence
  7. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
  8. House Calendar Number 378
  9. Senate Passed
  10. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  11. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  12. Senate Calendar Number 49
  13. File Number 28LCO
  14. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 12:00 PMLCO
  15. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' OfficeLCO
  16. Joint FavorablePH
  17. Public Hearing 02/18
  18. Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health