AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM.

SB 855 appropriates a specific sum from the General Fund to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. The funding supports the administration of an existing psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program established under state law (section 17a-484g of the general statutes). This bill directly affects the state mental health department, providing resources to manage the pilot program’s operations. The program involves using psychedelic substances under professional supervision for mental health treatment, but the bill itself only addresses funding, not the therapy’s scope or eligibility. It is a procedural funding measure, not a policy change to the program’s design.