NAMFT Election Results 2022
Please join us in welcoming the newly elected NAMFT board and committee members: President Elect – Vanessa NeuhausLegislative Chair – Anne BuettnerMember-at-Large – Tammy EricksonMember-at-Large – Mike WalshStudent/Provisional Associate – Heidi Applegarth We look forward to another successful year for the organization.Sincerely,Ace Devlin, Chance Bell & Katelyn CoburnElections Committee
MFTs become Medicare Eligible Providers, January 2024
January 8, 2023 MFTs are Medicare Providers, effective January 2024 After over 30 years, AAMFT finally got it done, together with professional counselors, ACA. Now, MFTs are EQUAL to other mental health professions. This is mammoth achievement! As individual LMFT, some of you recall letters to senators and congressmen that you had written and/or “the trips to the hill” at the Capitol that we…
NAMFT Board and Committee Member Elections (2022)
Nominations for multiple NAMFT board and committee member positions are open. Elections will be held in December 2022 and positions begin in January 2023. Positions Available: President-Elect (2-year term) Treasurer (3-year term) Student Representative/Provisionally Licensed Mental Health Practitioner Member (2-year term) Member-at-Large/Conference Committee (3-year term; Three positions) Legislative Chair (3-year term) If you are…
September Licensure Renewal & CE Waiver
April 8, 2022. NAMFT members: At this time I am aware there are questions regarding licensure renewal and CE requirements. The following is from the Credentialing Department. Anne Buettner, Legislative/Advocacy Chair The Licensure Unit has received several questions relating to Governor’s Executive Order 22-02 and carry-over CE hours, please see questions/answers below: Question: What does…
Legislative Update (January 2022)
No Surprises Act = New billing disclosure requirements take effect in 2022 Beginning January 1, 2022, health care providers, including MFTs, will be required by law to give uninsured and self-pay patients a good faith estimate of costs for services that they offer, when scheduling care or when the patient requests an estimate. At this…
NAMFT Elections
We will be holding our annual elections for leadership within the organization in November of 2021. There are several open positions: President-Elect (2-year term) President-elect attends bi-monthly board meetings; shadows the president as s/he learns duties of the presidentBoard meets every two months via Zoom, 9:30am-12noon; discuss, provide input/ideas/tasks into the business of NAMFT-recruiting new…
NAMFT Fall 2021 Conference
We are pleased to announce our Fall 2021 Conference! In Part 1, Dr. Briana Nelson Goff will provide background on individual and systemic components of trauma and PTSD, systemic treatment issues, and current clinical and empirically-based theories of trauma in systems. In Part 2, there will explore common experiences of professionals working with traumatized systems,…
Legislative Announcement 7/12/21
Licensure Renewal Update as of 6/28/21:The Governor of the State of Nebraska announced that the COVID 19 State of Emergency expires 6/30/2021 (11:59 pm). License types that were deferred per Executive Order 20-10 will have their expiration dates extended to 10/31/2021 and must be renewed by that date. NOTE: If the license has already been renewed, this deferral…
Legislative Announcement 4/19/21
Great news! LB 487 passed on April 15, 2021. 43-0. Senators gave final approval to a bill that creates insurance parity for mental health services provided through telehealth in Nebraska. 1) The bill requires that the reimbursement rate for telehealth treatment for a mental health condition be the same as the for a comparable treatment provided in person. 2) The bill…
NAMFT Spring 2021 Conference
We are pleased to announce our Spring 2021 Conference! In this conference, we will be exploring the effects of loss on individuals and families, the importance of self-care (as clinicians), and the unique challenges we are faced with. Our speakers for this conference are Pam Dinneen, LMHPBecky Stefanski, LIMFTDr. Paul Springer, PhD, LMFT 6.0 Hours…
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