SVLUMA & iLLUStrAtion network | photoSpin.coM 27th Annual Advocacy Conference Advocacy Annual 27th Alexandria–Historic District Alexandria–Historic March 2–4 March Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites & Hotel Inn Holiday 2014 2 2014 CONFERENCE Thank o You t Our Partners and Sponsors! PLATINUM SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR PREFERRED VENDORS SUPPORTERS FOUNDATION PARTNERS NationalNARR Alliance for Recovery Residences 2014 CONFERENCE 3 “When NAADACcalls Welcomeo t the 2014 onCapitolHill,my Advocacy in Action Conference! colleaguesandIpay Thank you for joining us. If this is your first time in Washington, D.C., or you are attention.Youbringthe returning to the nation’s capital, we welcome you on behalf of NAADAC. No doubt you wisdomthatresultsfrom have other demands in your life, yet you have chosen to be here with one purpose, to speak and be heard by your congressional leaders. Thank you for taking time away from the yourmembers’hands-on organizations and people you serve. We commend you for the sacrifices you have made work,nottomentionyour and thank you for your leadership. visionanddetermination. This year marks NAADAC’s 40th year of working to advance the interests of addiction-focused profes- sionals and organizations, and our 27th Annual Advocacy Conference. Together, we know firsthand the Addictionisoneof needs of the people we serve. We are their voice as well as the voice of an essential system of services. Our America’smostserious work to prevent substance use disorders, treat the disease, and support recovery hastens people back to work, reunites families and creates safer communities. But most importantly, our work helps people get publichealthchallenges, their lives back. andyourmembersare Over the next two days we will have the opportunity to impart and gather information with members of neededtomeetit.” Congress. We will receive up-to-date information on the issues that impact us the most: funding for services, workforce development, and the implementation of parity and other healthcare reforms. We will – former Representative Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) hear from top federal officials regarding their initiatives to support our profession and ensure access to services. The agenda includes the opportunity to have breakfast with our addiction advocates in Congress and then meet with Representatives and Senators so that they can hear directly from us about front-line issues. We will also take the time to say thank you to Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH), our 2014 Legislator of the Year recipient, the 2014 Senator Harold E. Hughes Advocate of the Year recipient, and the NAADAC Emerging Young Leaders of the Year recipients. Finally, we look forward to this time with you. Please do not hesitate to approach any of us to speak and share your thoughts and questions. Again welcome, and enjoy these days of advocacy with your colleagues in the addiction profession. Sincerely, Robert C. Richards, MA, NCAC II, CADC III President of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals Tablef o Contents c4 onference Schedule 6 education credits 7 General information 9 Biographies We appreciate the support from our partners and sponsors 13 nAADAc Legislative Awards 14 Addiction treatment & recovery caucus 15 nAADAc workforce catalog of Activities 16 nAADAc Leadership 17 hotel Floor plan 19 U.S. capitol complex Map Metro System Map 4 2014 CONFERENCE 9:45m a – 10:30 am: ACA and Provider Reimbursement Conference Schedule i ntroduction: kirk Bowden, nAADAc president-elect co-presenters: Jim clarkson, ceo, Via positiva, LLc and Deborah Adler, Sunday, March 2, 2014 Senior Vice-president, optum health Holiday Inn & Suites Alexandria–Historic District Commonwealth C & D 625 First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 .75 Ce Credit Ten Key Learnings That Every Addiction Professional Should 4:00m p – 7:00 pm: Conference Registration Open Know About Health Reform, Advocacy and Revenue in the Outside Ballroom C Evolving Behavioral Health Landscape 5:30m p – 7:30 pm: ONDCP Briefing & Reception With the onset of the ACA and related healthcare reform o pening remarks: robert (Bob) richards, nAADAc president initiatives, there is so much information and rapid change that it Briefing: Michael Botticelli, Deputy Director,w hite house office of is sometimes challenging for addiction professionals to know national Drug control policy (onDcp) where to focus first. This presentation will provide ten “starting Ballroom C & D point” learnings that every addiction professional should know 1.5 Business Hour/Ce Credit about healthcare reform and positioning for sustainability and Kick off the Conference with a briefing about the Office of growth in the current environment. National Drug Control Strategy. Highlights will include updates The Changing Landscape of Provider Reimbursement Models on parity under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the paradigm and Integrated Care shift of substance use disorder serves delivery to a public health This presentation will outline and explain the various reimburse- model highlighting workforce issues, the importance of early ment models available to addiction and co-occurring treatment intervention evidence-based approaches to include improving providers through third-party payers with suggestions on the access to medication-assisted treatment, overdose prevention and advantages and challenges within each. An overview of the the Prescription Drug Plan. principles of integrated care will be discussed as well as sugges- Open to all registered participants. Reception will follow. tions of where addiction and co-occurring “specialty” providers 8:00 pm: Self-Help Meeting Room Available can position themselves on an integrated continuum of services. Wythe Room 10:30m a – 11:00 am: Break and Exhibitor Visits Commonwealth Foyer Monday, March 3, 2014 11:00m a – Noon: Status of Federal Funding for Addiction Services Holiday Inn & Suites Alexandria–Historic District i ntroduction: Don osborn, nAADAc past-president 625 First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 presenter: rob Morrison, executive Director of the national Association 8:00m a – 5:30 pm: Conference Registration Open of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (nASADAD) Outside Ballroom C Commonwealth C & D 1 Ce Credit 8:00m a – 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast and Exhibitor Visits This presentation will provide an update on the status of federal Commonwealth Foyer funding for addiction services, including background information 9:00m a – 9:45 am: Welcome and SAMHSA Issues Briefing on trends, the most recent action by the Administration and w elcome: Bob richards, nAADAc president Congress, and a preview of the year ahead. introduction: cynthia Moreno tuohy, nAADAc executive Director Noon – 1:15 pm: Lunch Presentation presenter: pamela hyde, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental i ntroduction: Bob richards, nAADAc president health Services Administration (SAMhSA) presenter: c. (west) huddleston, iii, ceo, national Association of Drug Commonwealth C & D court professionals (nADcp) .75 Ce Credit Challenges and Opportunities for Addiction Professionals: Ballroom A & B 1.25 Ce Credits Behavioral Health as Public Health in an Era of Health Painting the Current Picture: 25 Years of Drug Court Reform This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first Drug Court in Administrator Hyde will discuss the current drivers of change in Miami-Dade County, FL. Was the experiment successful? This the behavioral health field including behavioral health’s role in presentation will share highlights of the past 25 years of the Drug public health; implementation of the Affordable Care Act; and Court movement and present a vision for the future. emerging issues facing the behavioral health workforce. She will explore ways to increase partnership and will address the evolving Plated lunch will be served. role of providers with regard to new opportunities for behavioral 1:15m p – 1:30 pm: Break and Exhibitor Visits health in health care. Commonwealth Foyer 2014 CONFERENCE 5 1:30m p – 2:15 pm: Workforce Issues in the ACA the concepts, services, and practices of recovery, as well as the i ntroduction: Bob richards, nAADAc president barriers, strengths, and contextual conditions related to full inte - panelists: cynthia Moreno tuohy, nAADAc executive Director and Gerry gration. NAADAC also developed a recovery-oriented training Schmidt, nAADAc public policy chair curriculum to further promote the basic principles, skills, and Commonwealth C & D services within a recovery-oriented systems of care (ROSC). This .75 Ce Credit presentation will describe the efforts and findings of the project so This session will educate participants on the many tensions far, where we are heading, and what you can do to get involved. affecting the addiction workforce as a result of the ACA and the 4:15m p – 5:00 pm: Advocacy 101 and Hill Visit Preparation addiction profession’s current struggle to recruit, retain and i ntroduction: nancy Deming, nerF Special Activities coordinator reimburse. Previous workforce efforts and new efforts currently presenter: Gerry Schmidt, nAADAc public policy chair underway will be discussed with future recommendations. Commonwealth C & D 2:15m p – 3:00 pm: Health Information Technology — .75 Ce Credits How are the Addictions and Mental Health Treatment Fields Upon completion of this session, participants will feel comfort- Affected by the New Health Reform? able and confident in achieving their goals during visits with i ntroduction: John Lisy, nAADAc treasurer members of Congress. co-presenters: paul Le, Vice-president and