Advocacy Alerts
Interested in getting these alerts direct in your email? Sign up for our Advocacy Alerts.
Did you know that NBHAP members get access to our advocate in Washington, DC? He sends out monthly advocacy alerts that are only available to our members, and is open to questions and concerns. Members Login | Join BHAP
Advocacy Alert: Federal Opioid Legislation
There are two pieces of federal legislation currently in Senate committees that BHAP would like to inform you of: HB 5685 (Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018) and HB 5353 (Eliminating Opioid Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018). Also, we’ve updated our “Frequently Asked Questions” for Washington.
Advocacy Alert: Arizona House Bills: Dual Diagnosis and Regulation of the Behavioral Health Board
BHAP’s positions on two bills in Arizona, HB 2251, which deals with dual diagnosis, and HB 2406, which deals with the behavioral health board.
Legislative Alert: Grant for Tennessee Behavioral Health Pilot Project
Information about TN SB 0045.
Advocacy Alert: Opioid Crisis & Third-Party Payors
More information on the opioid crisis litigation, as well as information on Washington, DC’s Behavioral Health Third Party Payor Emergency Amendment Act of 2018.
Advocacy Alert: Ethical Marketing — Illinois HB 4949 and New York AB 7689
Both Illinois and New York are considering bills dealing with ethical marketing practices in the addiction treatment industry.
Legislative Alert: Connecticut Sober Living House Registration
The Colorado State Legislature recently passed HB 5149, which deals with sober living homes.
Legislative Alert: Florida’s Don Hahnfeldt Veteran and Military Family Opportunity Act
On March 13, 2018, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed HB 29, better known as the Don Hahnfeldt Veteran and Military Family Opportunity Act.
Advocacy Alert: South Carolina SB 962 and New York AB 10870
South Carolina has a bill on licensure for addiction counselors and New York has a bill on sober living homes in the works.
Advocacy Alert: New Jersey and California Opioid Prescription Regulations
BHAP’s positions on two Assembly bills in California and an Assembly bill in New Jersey surrounding the opioid crisis.
Legislative Alert: Tennessee HB 2068: Substance Abuse Marketing
Tennessee recently passed HB 2068, which prohibits certain marketing practices by alcohol and drug treatment facilities.
Advocacy Alert: California, New York, and Federal Issues
The ongoing issues regarding recovery residences and certification are being looked at in both California and New York as well as at a federal level. Meanwhile, similar bills in the House and Senate threaten the privacy of treatment facility patients.
Legislative Alert: Oregon Addiction Legislation and AL Youth Residential Facility Abuse Prevention Act
Information on Oregon’s HB 4143, HB 4137, and Executive Order No. 18-01, as well as Alabama’s Youth Residential Facility Abuse Prevention Act.
Advocacy Alert: California AB 2804 (Waldron) and South Carolina SB 962
California is looking at a bill that will expand the substance use disorder workforce, while South Carolina is considering a bill that would create mandatory licensure for addiction counselors.
Legislative Alert: Arizona Sober Living Homes Licensure & Certification
Arizona just enacted a law that involves licensure requirements for sober living homes.
Advocacy Alert: Illinois Substance Use Disorder Act
Illinois is considering important amendments to the state’s current “Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act.”
Advocacy Alert: Senate and House Considering Addiction Bills
Major legislation that will impact the addiction treatment field is at the forefront of both the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Senate and the Energy and Commerce Committee in the US House of Representatives.
Advocacy Alert: New York SB 6544A and Illinois HB 4949
Laws around patient brokering in New York and in Illinois are discussed.
Legislative Alert: Utah House Bill 14
Patient brokering in Utah is now a criminal act.
Advocacy Alert: AATA Supports CA AB-2214 and NJ A3607
With the opioid crisis getting national attention, many states have introduced bills to create voluntary certification through a state organization affiliated with the national standard-setting organization chosen by DHCS.
Advocacy Alert: AATA Supports California SB 1268
California is joining the list of states considering targeted legislation to combat the abusive and destructive practice of patient brokering in the addiction treatment industry.
Advocacy Alert: New Jersey Regulations — AB 3607
The bipartisan bill Assembly Bill 3607 has was introduced into the New Jersey State Legislature.
Legislative Alert: Pennsylvania Legislation on Recovery Houses Licensure & Certification
At the end of 2017, Pennsylvania passed a law mandating the licensure or certification of certain drug and alcohol recovery houses.
Advocacy Alert: Sign Letter to Attorneys General
BHAP urges you to sign a letter to the National Association of Attorneys General about the opioid settlements.
Legislative Alert: Congress Proposes Changes to Ryan Haight Act
Two draft discussion bills have been introduced in Congress that would amend the federal Ryan Haight Act for telemedicine.
Legislative Alert: Arizona Sober Living Homes Licensure & Certification
On February 22, 2018, Arizona legislators introduced House Bill 2529, which would establish licensure requirements for sober living homes.
A national membership association that provides education and advocacy for those in the behavioral health and addiction treatment industries.
We are the leading and unifying voice of addiction-focused treatment programs.
