Arizona lawmakers filed a bill Wednesday that would require employer coverage of MDMA-assisted therapy in workers compensation claims involving certain first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
House Bill 2274 would add methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted therapy as an approved treatment protocol for firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with PTSD arising from line-of-duty incidents.
Health care providers treating claimants for mental injury would be permitted to use MDMA, a psychedelic found in street drugs such as ecstasy, even though it is currently a Schedule I federally illegal drug.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is currently weighing whether to approve MDMA-assisted therapy as an approved treatment for PTSD at the federal level.