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The Federal and State Role in Mental Health

(1 days ago) Learn how the federal government works with the states to address mental health issues through regulating systems and providers, protecting rights, funding services, and supporting research. Find out the federal laws, regulations, and protections that affect mental health consumers and providers … See more

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/federal-and-state-role-mental-health

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Laws and Regulations SAMHSA

(9 days ago) WEBLaws and regulations pertaining to substance abuse and mental health services, SAMHSA programs, and related topics. Federal Laws Related to SAMHSA. Expand All Mandated by Executive Order 12564 and Public Law 100-71, the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program is a comprehensive program that:

https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/laws-regulations

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42 U.S. Code § 9501 - Bill of Rights U.S. Code US Law LII / Legal

(7 days ago) WEBThis section of the U.S. Code protects the rights of mental health patients in programs and facilities, such as the right to treatment, privacy, confidentiality, and participation. It also requires each State to review and revise its laws to ensure that mental health patients receive the protection and services they require.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/9501

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HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to …

(4 days ago) WEBLearn how HIPAA protects mental health information and when health care providers can share it with family, friends, or others involved in the patient's care. Find out the exceptions, limitations, and special rules for psychotherapy notes and emergency situations.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hipaa-privacy-rule-and-sharing-info-related-to-mental-health.pdf

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New Federal Rules Seek To Strengthen Mental Health Parity

(2 days ago) WEBOn July 25, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the tri-agencies) proposed a new rule to strengthen the enforcement of the federal Mental Health Parity and

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/new-federal-rules-seek-strengthen-mental-health-parity

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Mental Health Rights Mental Health America

(1 days ago) WEBLearn about the rights and protections of people living with mental health conditions in the US. Find out how MHA advocates for liberty, autonomy, community inclusion, and access to services.

https://mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-rights

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FEDERAL MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION - Mental Illness Policy Org

(7 days ago) WEBThis page tracks national legislation on serious mental illness and its treatment. It covers initiatives to reform or improve federal mental health policy, such as the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, the Affordable Care Act, and the Gun Control Act. It also highlights the problems and challenges of federal mental health policy, such as the …

https://mentalillnesspolicy.org/federalmentalhealthlegislation.html

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Mental Health at Work U.S. Department of Labor

(9 days ago) WEBLearn how federal laws protect workers with mental health conditions and help employers create mentally healthy workplaces. Find resources, tools, and tips on mental health parity, accommodation, leave, …

https://www.dol.gov/general/mental-health-at-work

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Information Related to Mental and Behavioral Health, including …

(3 days ago) WEBThe mental health guidance addresses three core areas: The circumstances in which information related to mental health may be disclosed for health and safety purposes. Guidance on Responding to an Opioid Overdose HHS Office for Civil Rights has released guidance on when and how healthcare providers can share a patient’s health …

https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/mental-health/index.html

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Mental Health Benefits: State Laws Mandating or Regulating

(Just Now) WEB1. Mental Health "Parity" or Equal Coverage Laws. Parity, as it relates to mental health and substance abuse, prohibits insurers or health care service plans from discriminating between coverage offered for mental illness, serious mental illness, substance abuse, and other physical disorders and diseases. In short, parity requires …

https://www.ncsl.org/health/mental-health-benefits

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)

(4 days ago) WEBThe Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) is a federal law that generally prevents group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits from imposing less favorable benefit limitations on those benefits than on medical

https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/private-health-insurance/mental-health-parity-addiction-equity

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H.R.1109 - Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020

(5 days ago) WEB“(a) In general.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall, through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements awarded to eligible entities described in subsection (c), provide comprehensive school-based mental health services and supports to assist children in local communities and schools (including …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1109/text

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A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2024

(5 days ago) WEBI signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the largest investment in youth mental health ever, and we are investing $1 billion of that funding to help schools across the country hire and

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/30/a-proclamation-on-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2024/

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NJ involuntary commitment law alarms mental health advocates

(8 days ago) WEBNorthJersey.com. 0:00. 1:55. People experiencing mental health crises could face longer involuntary commitment times in hospitals and emergency departments under a new law that Gov. Phil Murphy

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/08/22/new-jersey-mental-health-crisis-law-alarms-social-service-groups-involuntary-confinement-hospitals/70623537007/

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Systems Advocacy - The Official Web Site for The State of …

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health Association 4 Jimmie Leeds Road Galloway, NJ 08205 (609) 652-3800 Mental Health Association of Hudson County Community Health Law Project 225 East State Street, Suite 5 Trenton, NJ 08608 (609) 392-5553 Legal Services of Northwest Jersey 30 Schuyler Place Morristown, NJ 07960-0900

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Systems_Advocacy.pdf

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Did You Know? Workers’ Comp Covers Mental Health

(8 days ago) WEBDid you know that you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits for a mental health injury or illness resulting from work? Studies show that 30-50% of adults have a mental illness at some point in their life, while the myriad effects of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in conditions such as anxiety, depression and …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/05/03/did-you-know-workers-comp-covers-mental-health

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Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services Home

(Just Now) WEBThe Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) serves as the Single State Agency (SSA) for Substance Use and the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA) as designated by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Division oversees New Jersey's adult system of community-based …

https://nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/

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FEDERAL FIREARMS PROHIBITION 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4) …

(9 days ago) WEBA proper Federal or State authority under a relief from disabilities program that meets the requirements of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Public Law 110-180. The mental health adjudication or commitment was imposed by a Federal department or agency, and the: Adjudication or commitment was set aside or expunged;

https://www.atf.gov/file/58791/download

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TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL AND …

(1 days ago) WEBwith the mental health and criminal justice systems, judges, psychiatrists, psychologists, attorneys, and law enforcement. Following the historic joint hearing, the two highest courts in Texas established the Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH) and appointed 33 commissioners from across the state in April 2018.

http://www.texasjcmh.gov/media/rckdemoa/code-book-2021-22.pdf

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HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against Disability

(5 days ago) WEBOCR disability discrimination protections. Final Rule advances equity and bolsters protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), finalized a rule that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/01/hhs-finalizes-rule-strengthening-protections-against-disability-discrimination.html

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Possession of Firearms by People With Mental Illness

(Just Now) WEBFederal Law. Under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (d), it is unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person “has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution.”.

https://www.ncsl.org/civil-and-criminal-justice/possession-of-firearms-by-people-with-mental-illness

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Recent Changes to Illinois Mental Health Laws 2024 - O'Flaherty Law

(1 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Code governs mental health laws in Illinois. The Mental Health Code protects people with mental illness and balances civil liberties. A state cannot do certain things like detaining a person with mental illness just based on having a mental illness. The Mental Health Code defines mental illness.

https://www.oflaherty-law.com/learn-about-law/recent-changes-to-illinois-mental-health-laws

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Costa Mesa must accommodate clients of mental health group …

(5 days ago) WEBIn March 2020, Nsight filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court that claimed the city’s denial violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state housing laws, in

https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2024-05-02/judge-rules-costa-mesa-must-accommodate-residents-at-mental-health-home

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SC Laws that Pertain to Mental Health - SCDMH

(3 days ago) WEBtitle 44 chapter 24 commitment of children in need of mental health treatment. title 44 chapter 25 interstate compact on mental health . title 44 chapter 27 patients at federal institutions. title 44 chapter 27 patients at federal institutions. title 44 chapter 48 sexually violent predator act

https://scdmh.net/patients_families/patient-advocacy-2/sc-laws-that-pertain-to-mental-health/

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Easing Marijuana Laws Doesn’t Mean the Drug Is Safer - WebMD

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health; Substance Abuse and Addiction; News; Substance Abuse & Addiction Guide how the federal government views using medical marijuana by prescription in a state where medical usage is

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20240501/reclassification-of-marijuana-doesnt-mean-its-safer

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N.Y. Prisons Holding Mentally Ill People in Solitary, Lawsuit Says

(Just Now) WEBA complaint filed by the Legal Aid Society and others accuses the state prison system of holding mentally ill and disabled people in isolation despite a law against the practice.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/nyregion/ny-prisons-solitary-confinement.html

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UTA grad’s future career combines law and mental health

(4 days ago) WEBRussell, a psychology major with minors in neuroscience and law and legal studies, started her college journey during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic; her first year at UTA was fully remote. Following UTA’s transition to hybrid classes, Russell’s first class on campus was mock trial—and it helped her beat her fear of public speaking.

https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2024/05/07/uta-grads-future-career-combines-law-and-mental-health

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Code of Laws - Title 44 - Chapter 22 - Rights Of Mental Health …

(5 days ago) WEBSECTION 44-22-10. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Authorized health care provider" means advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants licensed in South Carolina and authorized to provide specific treatments, care, or services pursuant to their respective practice acts in Title 40. (2) "Director" means the Director of

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c022.php

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Employment at the County - Bergen County New Jersey

(2 days ago) WEBKnowledge of Federal, State, and local public health laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, policies, standards and procedures and their application to specific situations. Under the Bergen County Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, plans, develops, implements, administers, and coordinates drug and alcohol abuse prevention

https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/employment-at-the-county

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TN legislature: New bills passed in 2024 will change justice system

(7 days ago) WEBThe law also prohibits those who are committed to a mental health institution under the law from owning or possessing a firearm. The bill received unanimous support in both chambers, although some

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/06/tennessee-legislature-2024-new-bills-passed-change-judicial-system/73501872007/

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Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited …

https://apnews.com/article/maine-governor-signs-laws-gun-control-4bc11dc818cc678b25488d36cf9bcfdd

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