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New Mental Health Law in the UAE: A Comprehensive Overview

Introduction- The UAE has recently taken a groundbreaking step in mental health care with the implementation of Federal Law No. 10/2023 on Mental Health. The Mental Health Law prioritizes the rights of individuals...more

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What Is the Role of the Health System in Addressing the Behavioral Health Epidemic?

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One in five U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2021. This represents 57.8 million people. However, only 47.2% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2021. The country is deep in a behavioral health...more

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FDA Receives Application for Approval of MDMA-Assisted Therapy

On December 12, 2023, the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC) announced the submission of a marketing application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MDMA (midomafetamine capsules) in combination with...more

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Two House Bills seek to address sharing of mental health information under HIPAA

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The Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing last week to consider two bills addressing current limits on the sharing of mental health information under HIPAA. The first bill, the...more

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“Burt’s Law” Places New and Enhanced Responsibilities on Employees and Volunteers In Facilities Providing Care for Those with...

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According to press reports across North Carolina, Burt Powell was a resident of a group home for adults with mental disabilities. His parents placed him in the facility to increase his chances of achieving a more independent...more

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Is the Irreversible Truly Unforeseeable?: The Law of Suicide

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of suicide deaths in 2010 was 38,364, making it the tenth leading cause of death in America. For younger demographics, the numbers are even more...more

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HIPAA and Mental Health Information: HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance Addressing Mental Health Information

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently issued new guidance clarifying how the HIPAA Privacy Rule strikes the balance of protecting individuals’ privacy of mental health information and communicating...more

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An Ominous Cloud Looms Over NC’s Mental Health System! And Radix Malorum Est Cupiditas!

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Two phrases that can never be good when linked together: “an ominous cloud” and “mental health care system.” Upon reading “ominous cloud,” I get this dark (dare I say ominous?), dreary outlook on whatever the “ominous cloud”...more

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update - December 19, 2013

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The deadline to enroll in coverage for January 1 was officially extended by a week, but the new December 23 deadline is fast approaching, and premium payments are required to be paid by the last day of 2013 for January 2014...more

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Could NC Hospitals Be the Surprising and Much Needed Advocate for Mentally Ill Medicaid Recipients?

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North Carolina has created the perfect storm when it comes to mentally ill…the perfect scenario for disaster. From 2001 to 2012, the total population of North Carolina increased from 8,203,734 people to 9,781,022. Over 1 and...more

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Patient Privacy Or Public Protection? Government Attempts To Address Mental Health Issues While Protecting Patient Communications

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Since the mass shootings at Virginia Tech, an Aurora, CO movie theater, and Sandy Hook Elementary, the federal government has taken another look at the legal regulations regarding privacy when dealing with violent individuals...more

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Final Mental Health Parity Rules Released

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury jointly issued a long-awaited final rule that implements the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008...more

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Is Sec. Aldona Wos Challenging the Goliath - Like MCOs? Will She Win?

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I attended a Women in Leadership conference the other day. The keynote speaker asked for us to come up with a one sentence mantra or mission statement that we would use to describe our purpose in life. I had never thought...more

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Alabama Statewide Health Coordinating Council Update – August 2013

In this Update: - A. Consideration of an Application to Adjust the State Health Plan - B. Committee Report from the FED Study Committee - C. Committee Report from the Methadone Treatment Clinic Review...more

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CMS Releases FY 2014 Medicare Payment Regulations for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

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On July 29, CMS released a notice updating the prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) effective October 1, 2013, for the 2014 fiscal year. CMS estimates...more

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Labor Letter, July 2013: Updated Psychiatric Manual May Pose New Challenges for Employers

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Suppose a shy and awkward employee who just performed badly in a customer presentation brings a note from his doctor diagnosing “Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder” and asks not to have to meet with customers again as...more

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Health Care Reform Implementation Update - June 12, 2013

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Discussions around reforming Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) continued this week as the Committee on Energy & Commerce held a hearing to solicit input on a draft bill for replacing the current SGR formula...more

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Program Director and Therapist Convicted In $205M Mental Healthcare Fraud

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Just over two years after the raid on the Miami headquarters of mental healthcare chain American Therapeutic Corporation (American Therapeutic), a former program director and therapist in the Ft. Lauderdale office of the...more

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