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AMERICAN HEALTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION 2013-2014 Behavioral Health Task Force Planned Activities and Project Report May 2014

Task Force: Behavioral Health Task Force Co- Chairs: Jack Dempsey and Jud DeLoss

Practice Groups: Business Law and Governance; Fraud and Abuse; Health Information and Technology; Health Care Liability and Litigation; Hospitals and Health Systems; In-House Counsel; Labor and Employment; Payers, Plans, and Managed Care;; Physician Organizations; Post-Acute and Long Term Services; Regulation, Accreditation, and Payment; and Teaching Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers

Project Title Project Project Description Start Date Coordinator(s)

Chairs Jack Dempsey 12/20/13: Submit written Mid-Year Report to the Board of 10/1/13 Directors Jud DeLoss 5/23/14: Submit written Annual Report to the Board of Directors

Educational Kristen Coordinate webinars and other educational programs. 10/1/13 Programs McDermott Woodrum

Publications Suzanne Vice Chair to serve as liaison between Task Force and 10/1/13 Scrutton Professional Resources Board Committee and to coordinate Executive Summaries, Member Briefings, and other written products etc.

Research and Barbara Zabawa Vice Chair to work on tutorial development etc. 10/1/13 Website

Membership Teresa Meinders Vice chair to monitor and oversee relevant Task Force 10/1/13 Burkett sub-site of AHLA website; make suggestions for additional postings, and web resources/links.

Strategic Activities David Humiston Vice Chair responsible for special projects throughout the 10/1/13 year.

Social Media Unfilled Vice chair to monitor and oversee relevant Task Force 10/1/13 topic areas and share them on social media

AHLA encourages all Practice Groups/Task Forces to collaborate, communicate, and cooperate with other Practice Groups/Task Forces. Project Title Project Project Description Start Date Coordinator(s)

Leadership Jack Dempsey Schedule conference calls with Leadership, volunteers, 10/13 Conference Calls Jud DeLoss and AHLA staff to discuss upcoming projects.

Member Briefing Title: TBD (#1) Authors: TBD Editors: TBD Executive Summary Title: TBD (#1)

Email Alerts Email the Task Force membership to provide updates on 10/13 behavior health-related developments.

Webinar (#1) Jud DeLoss Title: Patients, Providers, and Plans: The Legal 11/13 Implications of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Speakers: Laura Goodman and Stephen Warch Moderator: Gerald DeLoss Co-Sponsors: BH TF Roundtable Kristen Woodrum Title: Fifteen Years of Olmstead: Evolution of the ADA 5/14 Discussion (#1) Integration Mandate Speakers: Steven Caley and Anne Raish Moderator: Matthew Caspari Co-Sponsors :BH TF In-Person Luncheon Sponsor a luncheon meeting at the 2014 Annual Meeting 2/14 (#1) in New York, NY (June 30-July 2, 2014). Description and faculty due to AHLA on February 3, 2014. Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Title: Understanding the Challenges of Federal Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations (42 CFR Part 2 ) in the Delivery of Integrated Health Care Speakers: Renee Popovits and Kate Tipping AHLA Connections Suzanne Write a feature article for the March 2015 issue of AHLA Feature Article Scrutton Connections. Article due to AHLA on January 2, 2015. Title: TBD Author: TBD AHLA encourages all Practice Groups/Task Forces to collaborate, communicate, and cooperate with other Practice Groups/Task Forces. Project Title Project Project Description Start Date Coordinator(s)

Membership Teresa Burkett Bill of Sale to provide AHLA members with overview of 4/25/14 Development benefits for joining the BHTF

Special Project (#1) Jack Dempsey Projects that were discussed: 10/13  Provider focused bootcamp series  SAMHSA title 42 privacy regs- Public Interest project

Special Project (#2) David Humiston National Football League Players Association 2/11/14 Provide materials and resources for former NFL players and their families dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues

Special Project (#3) Barbara Behavioral Health Task Force Discussion List 3/20/14 Zabawa/Jud DeLoss

Special Project (#4) Jud Mental Health and Addiction Parity Bill of Rights – Public 4/25/14 DeLoss/Suzanne Interest Committee project with 50 State survey of parity Scrutton laws

Special Project (#5) Jud DeLoss Assist Public Interest Committee in convener session to 3/20/14 discuss 42 CFR Part 2 governing confidentiality of substance abuse treatment information and implications for ACA, PCMH, and HIE

AHLA encourages all Practice Groups/Task Forces to collaborate, communicate, and cooperate with other Practice Groups/Task Forces.