The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration could be facing deep cuts as part of a broader effort to scale back the size of the federal government, The New York Times reported March 12. Senior officials at the agency…
Government & Regulation
On March 6, the Louisiana Department of Health opened Central Louisiana State Hospital in Pineville following a $33 million renovation and relocation project.
State lawmakers are eyeing tougher mental health parity requirements for insurers.
New legislation would allow states to allocate some federal funding on early intervention and prevention services for youth mental healthcare.
New York state will introduce new regulations requiring insurers to meet wait-time standards for behavioral health appointments.
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State lawmakers are grappling with funding mental health systems, rewriting standards for involuntary commitment and strengthening mental health parity requirements.
A group of more than 150 organizations is urging the Trump administration to reverse course on proposed regulations for prescribing controlled substances via telehealth.
Texas officials took the first steps to remove cultural competency requirements in licensing for several mental health professions, The Texas Tribune reported Feb. 19.
A group representing large employers have sued to block new rules requiring enforcing tougher mental health requirements on insurers and employers.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and HHS have published a final rule to allow providers to prescribe buprenorphine through telehealth.