“Today, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor released an interim final rule (IFR) providing guidance on how the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act must be implemented.” -NCCBH
The National Council for Community Behavioral Health has issued a summary of the interim final rule that can be accessed on the Legislative/Public Policy page of the website.
Click Here to See the Summary and Full Language of the Rule.
New research shows that 1 in 5 young people self harm.
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The Children’s Hospital Annual Ethics Conference
The theme of this year’s Children’s Hospital Annual Ethics Conference is, "Ethical Issues in Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare". The Conference…
Behavioral Healthcare Update
Click here to read the latest CBHC Behavioral Healthcare Update released February 9, 2009!
Parity Included in SCHIP Law signed by President Obama
"The House passed legislation to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) on Wednesday mainly along…