4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

Period 4th Quarter 2008 Filed Jan 5, 2009 Signed by Tracy Todd, Director, Professional and Public Affairs Department

Official filing

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
Client
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY
Income
—
Expenses
$25,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report (this page) Jan 5, 2009 $25,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Report Sep 1, 2009 $25,000 Yes

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Transportation TRA

Implementation of Safe, Accountable, Flexible & Efficient Transportation Equity Act & Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID M BERGMAN LGA Director
MELISSA STAMPS Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD New PPA Director

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of

Education EDU

ESEA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID M BERGMAN LGA Director
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN Government Affairs Mgr.
MELISSA STAMPS Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD New PPA Director

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Defense DEF

Dept of Defense hiring of Marriage & Family Therapists

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID M BERGMAN LGA Director
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN Government Affairs Manager
MELISSA STAMPS Government Affairs Manager
TRACY TODD New PPA Director

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Health Issues HCR

Allied Health Professionals Reinvestment Act; Child Healthcare Crisis Relief Act; Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006; Pediatric Palliative Care Act; Keeping Families Together Act, Positive Aging Act, All provisions relating to mental health services and mental health providers in health programs, (no specific bill): seek appropriations for disaster relief mental health.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID M BERGMAN LGA Director
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN Government Affairs Manager
MELISSA STAMPS Government Affairs Manager
TRACY TODD New PPA Director

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

All provisions relating to federal income deductibility of marriage and family counseling and therapy or services of marriage & family therapists.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID M BERGMAN LGA Director
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN Government Affairs Mgr.
MELISSA STAMPS Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD New PPA Director

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Veterans VET

Implementation of law relating to Department of Veterans Affairs health programs to ensure marriage and family therapists are authorized eligible mental health providers.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID M BERGMAN LGA Director
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN Government Affairs Mgr.
MELISSA STAMPS Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD New PPA Director

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Part B independent-practice coverage of Marriage and Family Therapists

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID M BERGMAN LGA Director
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN Government Affairs Mgr.
MELISSA STAMPS Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD New PPA Director

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Insurance INS

Mental Health & Substance Use Parity in health insurance products

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID M BERGMAN LGA Director
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN Government Affairs Mgr.
MELISSA STAMPS Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD New PPA Director

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.