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Dear Graduate Students,
We are excited to announce the Call for Proposals for poster presentations at the Spring Counseling Connections 2025, on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Wallingford, CT. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your research, engage with fellow clinicians, and contribute to meaningful discussions in your field. We invite proposals from graduate students across the counseling profession. Posters can present original research, case studies, theoretical explorations, or innovative projects. Submission Guidelines:
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Jess Motroni Banik, PhD, LMFT at [email protected]. We look forward to your submissions! Jess Motroni Banik Jessica Motroni Banik, PhD, LMFT (she/her) Program Director, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling and Applied Behavioral Studies University of Saint Joseph (860)231-6729 [email protected]
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The Public Policy and Legislative Committee is reaching out to ask you to consider submitting written or verbal testimony for H.B. 6864, An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium. This bill is going before the Appropriates Human Services subcommittee hearing next Friday, 2/28. This bill outlines the state budget through 2027. The state budget does not currently allow for an increase in Medicaid rates, despite the findings of the study (which showed that Medicaid behavioral health rates in CT were lower as compared to 5 other Medicaid states). If you plan to submit written or sign up so provide oral testimony, please do so prior to the hearing which starts, Friday, February 28th at 10am. What we are asking of CCA Members: We would like CCA Members to consider submitting written or verbal testimony. Below you will find a Word template put together by CCA Lobbyist Brian Sullivan. The sections highlighted in Yellow need to be filled in by you to customize the letter. Instructions for submitting written testimony: *Appropriations Committee Friday, February 28, 2025 The Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. in Room 2C of the LOB and via Zoom. The public hearing can be viewed via YouTube Live. In addition, the public hearing may be recorded and broadcast live on CT-N.com. Individuals who wish to testify must register using the On-line Testimony Registration Form. The registration form must contain the name of the person who will be testifying. A unique email address must be provided for each person registered to speak. Registration will close on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. Speaker order of approved registrants will be listed in a randomized order and posted on the Appropriations Committee website on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. under Public Hearing Testimony. If you do not have internet access, you may provide testimony via telephone. To register to testify by phone, call the Phone Registrant Line at 860-240-0033 to leave your contact information. Please submit written testimony using the On-line Testimony Submission Form. The Committee requests that testimony be limited to matters related to the items on the Agenda. Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony. The Committee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense oral testimony to a summary of that statement. All public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public information. As such, it will be made available on the CGA website and indexed by internet search engines. SUBJECT MATTER: Governor's Proposed FY 26-27 Budget for Human Services Agencies *H.B. No. 6864 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, 2027, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR. Link to submit written testimony If you would like to submit verbal testimony please follow the instructions highlighted below: *Appropriations Committee Friday, February 28, 2025 The Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. in Room 2C of the LOB and via Zoom. The public hearing can be viewed via YouTube Live. In addition, the public hearing may be recorded and broadcast live on CT-N.com. Individuals who wish to testify must register using the On-line Testimony Registration Form. The registration form must contain the name of the person who will be testifying. A unique email address must be provided for each person registered to speak. Registration will close on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. Speaker order of approved registrants will be listed in a randomized order and posted on the Appropriations Committee website on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. under Public Hearing Testimony. If you do not have internet access, you may provide testimony via telephone. To register to testify by phone, call the Phone Registrant Line at 860-240-0033 to leave your contact information. Please submit written testimony using the On-line Testimony Submission Form. The Committee requests that testimony be limited to matters related to the items on the Agenda. Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony. The Committee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense oral testimony to a summary of that statement. All public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public information. As such, it will be made available on the CGA website and indexed by internet search engines. SUBJECT MATTER: Governor's Proposed FY 26-27 Budget for Human Services Agencies *H.B. No. 6864 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, 2027, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR. Link to On-line Testimony Registration Form. Please reach out with any questions - Best, Jocelyn Novella, Ph.D., LPC, and Sara Renzulli, Ph.D., LPC Co-Chairs, CCA Public Policy and Legislative Committee (PPLC) [email protected] [email protected] 
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Medicare Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule RuleCounselors Can Enroll Now in the Medicare Program
On November 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2024 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule (CY 2024 PFS Final Rule) that describes the processes and procedures in regard to the implementation of Medicare Part B Coverage for Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) and Mental Health Counselors (MHCs). Final Rule: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-24184.pdf The Final Rule allows marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to enroll for the first time in Medicare and bill for their services starting January 1, 2024. Individuals who meet the MFT or MHC eligibility requirements embodied in the Final Rule will be able to enroll in Medicare via the Form CMS-855I application (Medicare Enrollment Application – Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners; OMB No. 0938-1355) and can begin submitting their enrollment applications today. Form 855I Application: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/cms-forms/cms-forms/downloads/cms855i.pdf However, as the new benefit categories do not take effect until January 1, 2024, MFT or MHC claims for services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries with dates of service prior to January 1, 2024, will not be payable. MFTs and MHCs can visit: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/enrollment-renewal/providers-suppliers/chain-ownership-system-pecos for basic information on the provider enrollment process. More information and resources can be found at https://www.amhca.org/advocacy/medicare **This information was provided by AMHCA. Thank you for the information provided to counselors! |
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