2nd Quarter - Report — AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND F… for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARRIAGE AND F… (2012)

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
2nd Quarter - Report (this page)	Sep 24, 2012	$25,000	Replaced
2nd Quarter - Report	Sep 24, 2012	$25,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Education EDU

ESEA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN	Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD	PPA Director

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

Health Issues HCR

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, All provisions relating to mental health services and mental health providers in health programs, (no specific bill).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN	Government Affairs Manager
TRACY TODD	PPA Director

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

Defense DEF

Dept of Defense hiring of Marriage & Family Therapists

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN	Government Affairs Manager
TRACY TODD	PPA Director

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

Transportation TRA

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN	Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD	PPA Director

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

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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN	Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD	PPA Director

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

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.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN	Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD	PPA Director

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN	Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD	PPA Director

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

Insurance INS

Mental Health & Substance Use Parity in health insurance products

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN R RASMUSSEN	Government Affairs Mgr.
TRACY TODD	PPA Director

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

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.