Legislative Update — Ariel Cohen, MA, LMFT

CAMFT Facebook Page Legislative Updates
June and July 2021

7/26/21

Thank you to Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, of San Diego for co-sponsoring the Mental Health Access Improvement Act allowing MFTs to bill for Medicare and create post-hospital care plans.

6/28/21

Thank you Representative Raul Ruiz M.D. of Palm Springs for co-sponsoring the Mental Health Improvement Act! Pictured with Carol Teitelbaum one of our very own amazing CAMFT members in the Desert chapter of CAMFT! @catbaum @repraulruizmd.

6/8/21

CAMFT Advocacy Update: Thank you to Rep. Zoe Lofgren (San Jose) and Rep. Karen Bass (Los Angeles) for co-sponsoring the Mental Health Access Improvement Act allowing MFTs to bill Medicare and create post-hospital care plans. We appreciate your commitment to improving access to mental health care for California.

The Mental Health Access Improvement Act provides for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. It also excludes such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, and authorizes marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services. .

Ariel Cohen, MA, LMFT, maintains a full-time private practice in Woodland Hills, CA. He works with children, teens, adults and families, with an emphasis on supporting the special needs community. He can be contacted at 818.674.9834 or ArielCohenLMFT@gmail.com.