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Committee backs bill to regulate ketamine and psychedelic‑assisted treatment clinics
Summary
Lawmakers advanced House Bill 717 to establish standards for prescribing, administering and monitoring psychedelic‑assisted treatments — including ketamine clinics — and to exempt FDA‑approved clinical trials and hospital use; supporters said unregulated ketamine clinics present safety risks and the medical board seeks inspection authority.
The House Public Health and Community Committee voted to pass House Bill 717, proposed by the Georgia Composite Medical Board, to set statewide standards for psychedelic‑assisted treatments and therapies, including protocols for ketamine clinics, and to require monitoring and provider qualifications for those services.
Kimberly M., deputy executive director and legal officer for the Georgia Composite Medical Board, told the committee the board’s aim is to “establish parameters to promote safe and effective prescribing, administration, and post‑treatment monitoring of psychedelic‑assisted treatments and therapies.” She said ketamine clinics in Georgia currently operate without…
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