Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention, Advisory Council on; placement of Council.

Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies forVeteran Suicide Prevention; established; report. Establishesthe Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention to advise the State Health Commissioner on the regulationsand infrastructure necessary to support clinical access to and providertraining for the use of rapid-acting therapies that have been grantedBreakthrough Therapy designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationfor the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressivedisorder, or treatment-resistant depression and whose active ingredientsare currently controlled under Schedule I of the federal ControlledSubstances Act. The bill requires the State Health Commissioner toreport annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assemblyregarding its activities and recommendations. The Council sunsetson July 1, 2027.