Federal Advocacy Documents

This page provides links to relevant federal legislative and regulatory advocacy information.

Federal Budget Letters and Alerts

• National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD) Summary of FY 2008 Budget (PDF 52 KB)
• DC Update – April 2007 (PDF 89 KB)
• DC Update – February 2007 (PDF 38 KB)

Letters and Alerts on Proposed Regulations

Medicaid Rehabilitation Option

• National Association of Counties (NACO) Rehab. Letter (April 2006) (PDF 127 KB)
• NACHBDD DC Update - Medicaid Rehabilitiation Option (August 17, 2007) (PDF 86 KB)
• CMHDA/NACBHD Letters/Alerts on Federal Regulatory Affairs (PDF 18 KB)

Targeted Case Management

• Targeted Case Management (February 2008) (PDF 170 KB)

Legislative Letters and Alerts

• Veterans Mental Health Issue Paper (February 2008) (PDF 116 KB)
• CMHDA Letter to Congress Re: Mental Health Parity (December 6, 2007) (PDF 105 KB)
• NACHBDD DC Update - Medicaid Rehabilitiation Option (August 17, 2007) (PDF 86 KB)
• NACBHDD Letter to Congress 2007 (PDF 41 KB)
• NACBHDD Resolution on Mental Health Parity (PDF 21 KB)