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Legislative Committee Update

Since the 2016 Washington State Supreme Court decision Volk v. DeMeerleer, patients may be reluctant to engage with health care providers about their violence risk. Health care providers may also be uncertain about how to meet their legal obligations.

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Tagged With: Advocacy, Bree Collaborative, Legislation, Volk

AAPPN Lobby Day Update

Many thanks to AAPPN President Dana Dean Doering, Snohomish Co-Chairs Nikki Behner and Danielle Waldron, and Legislative Committee Member Danielle DeOliveira for traveling to Olympia for AAPPN’s Lobby Day on February 6, 2019.

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Legislative Update 2-15-2019

The Health Policy/Government Relations Committee has been regularly meeting Thursday evenings since the legislative session began January 14, 2019. AAPPN has supported several bills that have come up for public hearing.

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Tagged With: Access to Mental Health, Behavorial Health, Forensics, Legislation

Governor’s 2019-21 Budget Priorities

Governor Inslee recently released his budget for 2019-21. Several of the Governor’s budget priorities focus on mental and behavioral health. AAPPN is committed to working with the Governor’s office, the State Legislature, and community stakeholders to expand access to mental health services, advocate for our patients, and represent our profession in Olympia and across Washington […]

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Legislative Update: February 2018

Volk Decision As you no doubt know, Senate Bill 5800, Duty to Warn, did not move out of the Judiciary Committee. Our lobbyists, Melissa Johnson and Jennifer Muhm, along with the lobbyists for the clinical social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and others, have worked with Rep. Jinkins to find an avenue to resolve the issue. The […]

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Tagged With: Access to Mental Health, Behavorial Health, Bree Collaborative, Children's Mental Health, Forensics, Legislation, Student Mental Health, Volk

Legislative Update: January 2018

Volk Decision Where the Volk bill is: The bill is in the House Judicial Committee, which is chaired by Rep. Jinkins. Rep. Jinkins—and the Democratic Party in general—opposes legislative action which would overrule court decisions. Thus, any bill to reverse Volk is probably not going to come out of committee as long as Rep. Jinkins […]

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Tagged With: Access to Mental Health, Behavorial Health, Children's Mental Health, Forensics, Legislation, Student Mental Health, Volk

Legislative Update: September 2017

Priorities for 2018 Health Policy/Government Relations Committee identified the following as its advocacy priorities for the coming legislative session: Continue to improve communication between AAPPN’s advocacy team and AAPPN members. Connect with other mental health care associations Encourage AAPPN members to meet in-district with their legislators during recesses Recent Advocacy Activities AAPPN asked its Full […]

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