2009 State & National Legislative News

• Short Term Fix to Medicare Fee Schedule Approved, CMS to Hold Claims in Early January (December 30, 2009)
• Medicare Therapy Caps to Return in 2010 without Exceptions (At Least Temporarily) (December 30, 2009)
• Senate Passes Health Care Reform Legislation (December 24, 2009)
• FY2010 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill Signed into Law (December 20, 2009)
• Additional Information on Reporting PQRI Audiology Measures Available (December 11, 2009)
• Urge Congress to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Will Not Have Interruption of Their Rehabilitation Care (December 05, 2009)
• Senator Udall Introduces Medicare Telehealth Demonstration Project Legislation (December 02, 2009)
• Hearing Aid Tax Absent in Senate Health Care Reform Proposal (December 01, 2009)
• Health Care Reform Debate Begins This Weekend in U.S. Senate (November 21, 2009)
• House Passes Bill to Avert 2010 Medicare Fee Schedule Reductions (November 20, 2009)
• CMS Releases 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (November 09, 2009)
• Identity Theft Prevention Delayed Until June 1, 2010 (November 06, 2009)
• Audiology PQRI Frequently Asked Questions Available (October 30, 2009)
• Eight NOMS Measures Approved for Use by Medicare’s Quality Reporting Program (October 30, 2009)
• Senate Finance Health Care Reform Bill Adds Habilitative Services (October 24, 2009)
• Three New Combined Audiology Codes Go into Effect on January 2010 (October 20, 2009)
• Urge Your Members of Congress to Increase IDEA Funding (October 15, 2009)
• Health Care Reform Debate Moves Forward in Senate (October 14, 2009)
• Urge Your Senators to Help Children Learn by Reducing Classroom Noise (October 06, 2009)
• Announcing the Back-to-School Advocacy Campaign (October 02, 2009)
• ED Holds Stakeholders Meetings on ESEA (September 30, 2009)
• ED Awards 28 Early Reading First Grants for FY2009 (September 29, 2009)
• Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) to Begin Auditing Medicare Claims in October (September 24, 2009)
• ED Releases Uses of Funds Guidance for IDEA Part B ARRA Funds (September 24, 2009)
• U.S. House Approves Bill That Would Reduce Exposure to Noise in Classrooms (September 21, 2009)
• Illinois Passes Bill Allowing SLPs to Engage in Endoscopy Procedures (September 17, 2009)
• Urge Congress to Include Pediatric Hearing Benefit in Health Care Reform Legislation (September 15, 2009)
• ACTION ALERT: Health Care Reform Must Include Rehabilitative and Habilitative Services (September 09, 2009)
• HIPAA Security Breach Notification Requirements Released (September 01, 2009)
• ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Support Student Loan Forgiveness for Health Care Professionals (August 17, 2009)
• Health Care Reform Needs Your Input: Participate in ASHA's Summer Recess Advocacy Campaign (August 14, 2009)
• Required Implementation of Identity Theft Prevention Delayed Until November 1 (August 10, 2009)
• ED Accelerates Stimulus Funds and Unveils New ARRA Funding Programs (August 05, 2009)
• OSERS Opens FY2009 Leadership Preparation in Sensory Disabilities Competition (August 05, 2009)
• Members Get Involved in E-Advocacy (July 29, 2009)
• ED Invites Applications for FY2009 Funding Awards (July 24, 2009)
• House Committee Passes Student Aid and School Modernization Bill (July 24, 2009)
• Classroom Noise Reduction to be Considered by House Education and Labor Committee (July 17, 2009)
• House Health Care Reform Bill Recognizes Need for Pediatric Habilitative and Hearing Services (July 17, 2009)
• Senate HELP Committee Approves Health Care Reform Bill (July 17, 2009)
• Obama Nominates Francis Collins as NIH Director (July 14, 2009)
• Applications Being Accepted for SLP and Audiology Licenses in DC (July 09, 2009)
• ICD-9-CM Voice and Resonance Codes Revised Starting in October 2009 (July 09, 2009)
• White House Announces Intent to Nominate Posny Assistant Secretary, OSERS (July 08, 2009)
• Let Your Voice Be Heard: Provide Input Online for ASHA's 2010 Public Policy Agenda (July 06, 2009)
• IOM Lists Hearing Loss in its Top 25 Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research (July 02, 2009)
• Processing of SLP Medicare Enrollment Applications Will Be Delayed (June 29, 2009)
• ED Announced Striving Readers Grant Program Application Process (June 25, 2009)
• Scam Alert for Medicare Providers (June 22, 2009)
• Ask Your Representative to Support Legislation Expanding Health Care Student Loan Forgiveness (June 19, 2009)
• Hearing Aid Bill Clears Legislature in Oregon (June 18, 2009)
• Congress Begins Debate on Health Care Reform (June 17, 2009)
• Texas Association Provides Guidance to Aide Members in Accessing ARRA Funds (June 10, 2009)
• Private Practice SLPs May Retroactively Bill Medicare (June 08, 2009)
• ASHA Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on Classroom Noise and Acoustics (May 20, 2009)
• Secretary Duncan Tours the U.S. Searching for Feedback on Federal Education Policy (May 19, 2009)
• Senator Harkin Introduces Hearing Aid Tax Credit Legislation (May 19, 2009)
• House Passes School Modernization Bill with Classroom Acoustics Provisions (May 14, 2009)
• Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners (May 08, 2009)
• Classroom Acoustics Provision Expanded in School Modernization Bill by House Committee (May 07, 2009)
• ED Releases New ARRA Guidance (May 04, 2009)
• Medicare SLP Private Practice Enrollment Alert (May 04, 2009)
• ASHA Hosts CSD Student Capitol Hill Day (April 29, 2009)
• Hearing Aid Legislation Enacted in Arkansas (April 22, 2009)
• ASHA-PAC: Increasing Success in Advocacy through Member Contributions (April 22, 2009)
• ASHA Launches Stimulus Package Resource Web Site (April 13, 2009)
• ED Releases Guidance on ARRA Education Funds (April 03, 2009)
• House Passes EHDI Legislation (March 31, 2009)
• Senate Budget Committee Provides Funding Provision to Repeal Medicare Therapy Caps (March 27, 2009)
• Hearing Aid Tax Credit Legislation Introduced, Co-Sponsors Needed (March 26, 2009)
• ED Opens FY2009 Early Reading First Grant Competition (March 09, 2009)
• Action Alert – EHDI Reauthorization Bill Moves to Full House for Vote (March 05, 2009)
• Engage Congress Today on Key Issues for 2009 (February 24, 2009)
• President Obama Signs American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (February 24, 2009)
• Calling All ASHA Members In 2009: Be An ASHA Advocate (February 18, 2009)
• Senate Passes Stimulus Package — IDEA Funding Prevails Among Education Provisions (February 10, 2009)
• Analysis of IDEA Part B Supplemental Final Regulations Available (January 30, 2009)
• Congressional Stimulus Bills Include Major Education Funding Proposals (January 30, 2009)
• Senate Confirms Duncan as Education Secretary (January 27, 2009)
• Analysis of 2008 NCLB Title 1 Final Regulations Available (January 13, 2009)
• EHDI Phase II State Model Legislation and Talking Points Now Available (January 12, 2009)
• Therapy Cap Repeal Legislation Introduced in Congress (January 12, 2009)