Lawsuit says Oregon’s psilocybin law illegally discriminates against homebound patients who can’t travel to psilocybin service centers
“Defendant OHA’s (Oregon Health Authority’s) refusal to allow accommodations has placed disabled and terminally ill individuals where they would only be able to access needed services by turning to underground sources,” it continues. “For many terminally ill individuals, this means that they will die without having access to psilocybin services that would have substantially benefited them and that their able-bodied peers can easily access under the PSA (Psilocybin Services Act).”
The complaint asks the court to assume jurisdiction over the issue and require the health authority to “provide the reasonable accommodation of home service when necessary to allow disabled individuals access to psilocybin services, and to notify all licensed facilitators that such accommodations are permitted.” It further asks that the court declare OHA violated state and federal anti-discrimination statues when refusing to find reasonable accommodations and prevent the state “from taking any disciplinary or other adverse action” against licensed facilitators for providing such reasonable accommodations.
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Lawsuit says Oregon’s psilocybin law illegally discriminates against homebound patients who can’t travel to psilocybin service centers
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