• NAPHS has moved!  New address as of 9/1/09: 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20006-2507.  Phone & fax remain the same.
  • 8/26/10 -- NAPHS comment letter to CMS: Proposed changes to the hospital outpatient PPS (partial hospitalization) and CY11 payment rates
  • 8/10/10 -- FMAP extension signed into law (P.L. 111-226)
  • 8/9/10 -- Letter to House leadership (NAPHS and others): FMAP extension protects mental health services and jobs
  • 7/7/10 -- Donald Berwick, M.D., appointed administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • 7/5/10 -- Mark Covall commentary in Modern Healthcare ("Parity on quality, too: Behavioral providers to be held to quality standards like general hospitals"). Reprinted with permission of Modern Healthcare.
  • 7/2/10 -- CMS releases proposed rule on "Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2011 Payment Rates" (to be published in the 8/3/10 Federal Register)
  • 6/22/10 -- Sen. Kent Conrad letter to HHS Secretary Sebelius in support of the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration Project
  • 6/15/10 -- NAPHS comment letter: Accreditation Requirements for Providers of Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Individuals Under Age 21
  • 5/24/10 -- Design Guide 4.0 adds new resources for improving the safety of the built environment in behavioral health facilities
  • 5/5/10 -- Federal Register interim final rule with comment period: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Changes in Provider and Supplier Enrollment, Ordering and Referring, and Documentation Requirements; and Changes in Provider Agreements
  • 5/4/10 -- Federal Register: Medicare program proposed rule, including "...[Medicaid] accreditation requirements for providers of inpatient psychiatric services for individuals under age 21" (large file--please allow time for file to open)
  • 4/30/10 -- NAPHS comment letter: Interim final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
  • 4/30/10 -- Parity Implementation Coalition comment letter: Interim final rules under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. (NAPHS is a member of the Parity Implementation Coalition Steering Committee.)
  • 3/21/10 -- House passes historic healthcare reform legislation (The House first voted 219-212 on HR3590 to approve the Senate's health reform package. Then, on a 220-211 vote, the House passed a reconciliation bill, HR4872, refining the Senate healthcare reform package. The reconciliation measure now goes to the Senate for final action.) 
  • 3/12/10 -- NAPHS comment letter: Children's hospital definition in electronic health record incentive program
  • 2/25/10 -- NAPHS statement on introduction of S.3028, the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act
  • 2/24/10 -- Sens. Kerry and Snowe introduce the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.3028) to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit
  • 1/20/10 -- NAPHS joins in letter urging Congress to extend the temporary increase in the Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage provided to states by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
  • 1/6/10 -- 2010 NAPHS election: Kevin Sheehan begins term as NAPHS Board Chair; newly elected board members take office
  • 12/17/09 -- Training on compact disc on "Emergency Preparedness: Lessons Learned by Behavioral Healthcare Organizations That Have Survived Disasters." Get details and order online.
  • 11/20/09--Federal Register:"Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates."

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