3rd Quarter - Report — NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS for NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS (2020)

Firm

NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS

Client

NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS

Income

—

Expenses

$30,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Recognition of professional counselors as qualified health care professionals by Medicare program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service

Health Issues HCR

Recognition of professionals counselors in federal healthcare programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Indian Health Service; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Recognition of mental health counselors to provide addictions services in federal substance abuse programs. Increase addiction funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Indian Health Service; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Veterans VET

Recognition of professional counselors as independent clinical healthcare professionals by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Indian Health Service; SENATE

Defense DEF

Recognition of professional counselors as qualified health care professionals by the Department of Defense.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Indian Health Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Inclusion of professional counselors in the SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program. Inclusion of professional counselors in various federal government and loan repayment programs. Increased utilization of counselors in the VA and across the federal government.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service

Government Issues GOV

Recognition of mental health counselors as qualified professionals throughout government agencies and the creation of an occupational series.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Indian Health Service; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Education EDU

Recognition of the Department of Education of the NBCC National School Counselor credential for federal funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Education, Dept of

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Recognition of mental health counselors and mental health services by the Indian Health Service.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB JACKSON New	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Indian Health Service; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

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.