1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$20,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicaid reform and expansion support Funding for Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) H.R.1329 Medicaid Re-entry Act Medicare supervision requirements of non-physician professionals Medicare/Medicaid coverage of telebehavioral healthcare Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule on Medicaid Fiscal Accountability

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HARRY DECABO —
MICHAEL MATTHEW LINSKEY —
RONALD SZABAT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1329 (116th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.3239 The Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act Reject the ability of health professionals and others to refuse treatment to LGBTQ patients H.R.8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 H.R.6 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 S.874 Dream Act of 2019 H.R.1951 To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a court to reduce the term of imprisonment imposed on certain defendants convicted as an adult for an offense committed and completed before the defendant attained 18 years of age, and for other purposes H.R.1949 To authorize the court to depart from a statutory minimum in the case of a juvenile offender, and for other purposes H.R.820 Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2019 Opposing the sharing of confidential therapy records of detained children in ORR with ICE and DHS

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HARRY DECABO —
MICHAEL MATTHEW LINSKEY —
RONALD SZABAT —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3239 (116th), H.R. 1951 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th), H.R. 8 (116th), H.R. 1949 (116th), S. 874 (116th), H.R. 820 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R.2431 / S.2500 The Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019 Strengthening Mental Health Parity requirements H.R.1109 Mental Health Services for Students Act H.R.1767/S.824 Excellence in Mental Health Expansion Act CDC funding for public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention H.R.1554 Resident Education Deferred Interest Act H.R.2874/S.1576 Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act H.R.3165/S.1737 Mental Health Parity Compliance Act H.R.2519 Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act H.R.2781 The EMPOWER for Health Act of 2019 H.R.4564 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act Surprise Medical Billing H.R.3180/S.1770 R.I.S.E. from Trauma Act H.R.4861 The Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act of 2019 H.R.4309 Barriers to Suicide Act of 2019 21st Century Cures Act 2.0 H.R.1367/S.588 Children and Media Research Enhancement Act H.R.748/S.3548 The CARES Act H.R.6201 The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Funding for the re-authorized Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Funding for the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program Requiring ERISA plans to cover telehealth in their mental health coverage Requesting temporary lift of restrictions on telebehavioral health Opposing all legislation that hurts transgender people Urging Congress and the administration to provide more financial relief for physicians during the COVID-19 crisis H.R. 5575 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act H.R. 3711/S. 2907 Nutrition CARE Act of 2019 Urging twice weekly Federal updates for physician groups on COVID-19 by HHS Urging that medical practices and their immediate public health and PPE needs be addressed in the third stimulus package related to COVID-19 Requesting Congress temporarily lift restrictions on telebehavioral health at all levels of care Urging HHS to provide one month of billing revenue to each physician (MD or DO) enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid Financial relief for 501(c)(6) tax-exempt medical and dental trade associations impacted by COVID-19 Urging Congress to take multiple recommended actions to protect patients, physicians, and the public in any additional COVID-19 relief package

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HARRY DECABO —
MICHAEL MATTHEW LINSKEY —
RONALD SZABAT —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1576 (116th), S. 1770 (116th), H.R. 4564 (116th), S. 2500 (116th), H.R. 1554 (116th), S. 2907 (116th), S. 1737 (116th), H.R. 2431 (116th), H.R. 2874 (116th), H.R. 5575 (116th), H.R. 4861 (116th), H.R. 4309 (116th), H.R. 1767 (116th), H.R. 2519 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 3165 (116th), H.R. 1109 (116th), H.R. 3711 (116th), S. 588 (116th), H.R. 2781 (116th), H.R. 1367 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), S. 824 (116th), H.R. 3180 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th)

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.