ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: MAPS DP 9-0-1-4

HB 2274: firefighters; peace officers; PTSD; coverage

Sponsor: Representative Marshall, LD 7

House Engrossed

Overview

Requires employers to provide coverage, of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) assisted therapy, for firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

History

A.R.S. § 36-2517.01 allows any compound mixture or preparation that contains MDMA and is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and rescheduled by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule other than a Schedule I controlled substance to be prescribed in Arizona. MDMA acts as both a stimulant and psychedelic and is a synthetic chemical made in labs. MDMA is currently a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law (DEA Fact Sheet, Ecstasy/MDMA).

If an employee of this state receives an injury by accident arising out of employment, he is entitled to workers' compensation (A.R.S.  23-904). Mental injuries are considered to have arisen out of employment if some unexpected stress related to the employment, or some physical injury related to the employment, was a substantial contributing cause of the mental injury (A.R.S. § 23-1043.01).

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteProvisions

1.   Requires employers to provide workers' compensation coverage, for MDMA-assisted therapy prescribed by a health care provider, for firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with PTSD. (Sec.1)

2.   Specifies that this act does not become effective until an MDMA investigational product is:

a)   approved as a prescription medication;

b)   controlled under a federal interim final rule; and

c) published in the Federal Register. (Sec. 2)

3.   Instructs the executive director of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy to notify the Director of the Arizona Legislative Council on or before February 1, 2026, if the condition was or was not met. (Sec. 2)

4.   Defines pertinent terms. (Sec.1)

 

 

 

 

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