June 6, 2001
MAADAC Announcements:
hMAADAC Website: http://www.-maadac. ma.org
hMAADAC Golf Fundraiser, July 23rd. Go!!
Shaun Kelly in charge!
hMAADAC President will be
Russell Viveiros, July 1st
hMAADAC Legislative Chair
will be Tom Delaney, July 1st
MA Legislation Proposals:
H2191 An Act Authorizing Certain
Licensed Alcohol and Drug
Counselors To
Receive Certain Insurance
Payments, Rep. Kevin Fitzgerald and
others
Present Status
H2191 is still in The Joint Insurance Committee. It needs a
favorable report before it can go to either the House or Senate Ways and Means
Committee.
Please Help: Ask your elected rep or senator for H2191 favorable
status support and
make it known to Insurance
Committee Chairs, Sen. Therese Murray and Rep. Ronald
Mariano. Send your requests for
support to your legislators at The State House, Boston,
MA 02133. Call the State House
at 617-722-2000 to be connected to your legislators.
Note:
S763/H2544 An Act to Provide Equitable Coverage for
Substance Abuse,
also, went before the
Insurance Committee. It requires the same support as above.
Info: David Matteodo, MA Association of Behavioral Health Systems, 617-855-3520.
The MA Senate Passed
Substance Abuse Services Line Item Increase
Thank your district senator
for support to increase Bureau of Substance Abuse Services Line item 4512-0200-
by $3 million for 3 family treatment residences with childcare, plus expand
transitional support and residential services. The House rejected this
move. It now goes to Conference
Committee between the House and Senate to compromise. Make your support known.
Project ABLE, Mental Health Substance Abuse Corp (MHSACM),
Recovery Homes
Collaborative, MA housing and Shelter Alliance are leading this move.
More Information? Please call: MHSACM, 508-647-8385.
Attempt to Amend The
CORI Regulations as Outside Budget Amendment
Support advocates are attempting to
change CORI language, as an outside section to the Senate proposed budget. The
goal is to give the employer the hiring authority. Please ask your Senator to support outside amendment #14 to EOHHS
line item 4000-0100. Senator Jajuga is sponsor. Info: Call MA Law Reform Institute: 617-357-0700.
Removal of TANF & Food Stamp Disqualification for Persons with Drug Felony
Info: Call MA Law Reform Institute: 617-357-0700.
Other Legislation
H3948, Expansion
of Scope of Commonwealth’s Drug Treatment Program funded by
fines and forfeitures relative to Drug
Offenses, (Rep. Kevin
Fitzgerald). Expands drug treatment diversion under the 1981 Drug Dependent Persons
Act. It is in The Judiciary Committee Chairs are
Representative David Donnelly and Senator Robert Creedon. Please
call: Rob Stewart, 617-330-8777.
S611 A Health Protection Fund-
(Senator Marian Walsh) taxes alcohol, funds treatment. It is in The Taxation
Committee and Public Safety Committee.
Senator Walsh is Chair, as is Rep Paul Casey. Public Safety. Chairs are Senator James Jajuga and
Rep Tim Toomey. A very moving hearing was
held May 22nd with many advocates.
NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
Conference 2001 Portland, Oregon May 25th – 28th
There were close to 700 people at this
wonderful, exciting conference.
Terry Tafoya, PhD, Native American, a researcher, touched our
souls with a spiritual quest for a need to understand the culture of the
ancestry of our country, and use it as a guide to understand the many cultures
of recovery.
We were energized by William White,
author of Slaying The Dragon, the history of
addiction treatment and recovery in The
United States. He is moving history into the
present by studying the new addiction recovery movement, as it evolves.
He cautions us to watch “our language”, as “labeling” enhances stigma. His work
makes a historical contribution to
the addiction recovery movement..
CSAT Director Westley Clark highlighted
the need to Change The Conversation: The
National Treatment For Addiction Treatment. The conference
was scheduled with many opportunities
with “Research to Practice” Workshops.
Government Relations Director, our own
John Avery pushed the need to reach Congress. National Parity advocates took
the opportunity to email their congressman and Senators via email. You can
email your support, too. How?? Go to WWW.NAADAC.Org-
!
Now NAADAC 2002 should be great because
it is in Boston in early July. Regional Vice President Mary Woods and MAADAC’s
James Gorske will chair! What about a
National Addiction Recovery Walk along
the Esplanade on or about July 4, 2001 ???
I thank you for allowing me to President of MAADAC. It has been exciting. As of July1, 2001, Russell Viveiros becomes MAADAC President. He will be great!
Play golf July 23rd, call your legislators, participate
in Recovery Month activities!
Sincerely Yours- Maryanne Frangules-
617-298-1262