Last night, the National Council received advance notice that
www.nccbh.org/TemporaryFiles/RehabReg.pdf
Based on our initial review of the proposed regulations, the National Council believes our advocacy has minimized some of the damage that could have been done to the Rehabilitation Option. However, we still have some serious concerns about the proposed regulations, and questions regarding how certain sections could be interpreted.
We will be sending out a more thorough analysis of the proposed regulations on Monday. Because these are “proposed” regulations, we have 60 days from publication on August 13 to submit comments to
Please contact Chuck Ingoglia, Vice President, Public Policy, with any questions on the rehab regulations at
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