 CMSA Announces New Case Management Model Act
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Missouri House of Representatives http://www.house.mo.gov/MemberPrn.aspx?year=2009 Missouri Congressional Contacts
Amber Whittington-scheduler for Senator Clare Mc Caskill – Mccaskill.senate.gov – 202/224-6154
Kara Smith-legislative director for Senator Kit Bond – bond.senate.gov – 202/224-5721
Michele Bogdanovich-legislative director Congressman WM Lacy Clay – www.house.gov/clay -314/367-1970
Lauren Ellis-healthcare legislative aide (hla) for Congressman Todd Akin (2nd district) –Lauren.ellis@mail.house.gov – 202/225-7452
Phylicia Woods-hla for Congressman Russ Carnahan (3rd district) –phylicia.wood@mail.house.gove – 202/225-7452
Jason Rauch-hla for Congressman Ike Skelton (4th district) – Jason.rauch@mail.house.gov –202/225-2876
Emma Wischusen-hla for Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (5th district) –emma.wischusen@mail.house.gov – 202/225-4535
Mark Ratto-hla for Congressman Sam Graves (6th district) – mark.ratto@mail.house.gov –202/225-7041
Jennifer Douris-legislative aid Congressman Roy Blunt (7th district) – www.blunt.house.gov –202/225-0197
Justin Sok and Andrea Uckele-hla for Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson (8th district) –Justin.sok@mail.house.gov & andrea.uckele@mail.house.gov – 202/225-4040 & 202/225-4404
Ali Gabel-hla for Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (9th district) – alyson.gabel@mail.house.gov– 202/225-2956 Visit www.cmsa.org/HealthReform for more information Heatlh Policy News http://www.cmsa.org/PolicyMaker/NewsEvents
Multi-State Nursing Licensure Nurse Licensure rules and regulations were formed when nursing was practiced primarily within the boundaries of one or two states. With the development of managed care, tele-health and mobile populations, nurses are frequently required to work with patients who travel or reside across multiple state lines. Unlike driver’s licenses, many state nursing licenses are not recognized by other states. The Solution: Nurse Compact Licensure. Twenty state boards of nursing have joined together to form a Nurse Compact in which participating states mutually recognize nurse licenses from other Compact states. Missouri joins the Nurse Compact in June 2010! CMSA information: http://www.cmsa.org/PolicyMaker/IssuesAdvocacy/MultiStateLicensure CPT CodingThe Case Management Society of America (CMSA) continues to advocate for a change in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code currently in place in the 2008 Physician Fee Schedule. While the current schedule includes codes related to the delivery of case management services, these codes are a Status N, which means they are non-payable by Medicare. CMSA is working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of funding the reimbursement of these codes. Complete information at http://www.cmsa.org/PolicyMaker/IssuesAdvocacy/CPTCoding Chapter Contact: Becky Perez RN, BSN, CCM, CPUR beckyaperez@gmail.com | 
