The VACBP provides industry leadership to advocate for public policies that reward efficient and effective community-based behavioral health services. As we seek to improve Virginia's behavioral health delivery system, our priorities include:
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Development of a continuum of care that enables access to the most appropriate level of service in a timely manner in a setting that best meets the patient’s needs.
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Implementing strategies to address the critical shortage of qualified behavioral health workers in Virginia.
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Ensuring reimbursement rates more appropriately reflect the true cost to deliver care.
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Supporting and encouraging data-driven, outcome-informed treatment.
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Supporting greater certainty and stability in the behavioral health delivery system.
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Increasing the integration of medical and behavioral health, leveraging both the public and private-sector providers.
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Better leveraging the experience, expertise and availability of private-sector behavioral health providers.
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Improving accountability throughout the behavioral health delivery system, to include providers, payors, regulators and administrators.
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Protecting and enhancing consumer choice in behavioral health treatment.
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Increasing coordination within and among agencies related to behavioral health service delivery and social service programs.
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Advocacy Member Benefits
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VACBP Behavioral Health Improvement PACIn order to advance the VACBP's policy priorities, we need members of the General Assembly who understand and care about the issues that impact our industry. The VACBP Behavioral Health Improvement PAC provides an opportunity for providers to collectively provide financial support to those elected officials and candidates who are aligned with the VACBP’s policy priorities. Click below to learn more about our PAC and how you can get involved.
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Advocacy ACTION Alerts
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Overhaul of licensing regulations coming
DBHDS is currently working to overhaul the regulations that dictate how a provider operates, from governance, organizational structure, finances, employee records, orientation and training requirements, office hours, emergency preparedness, ownership succession, complaints and grievances, and much more. The VACBP is working hard to ensure the interests of providers are considered as the regulations are changed. Join our Advocacy Initiative to receive regular updates and to share your thoughts and concerns about the proposed changes. |
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Concerns with proposed guidance on requirements for 90 days of operating expenses shared (September 2019)
The VACBP’s primary concerns on the proposed interpretation of this requirement included how “projected revenue” is interpreted and the unreasonable requirement that cash/line-of-credit reserve be sequestered. To read the VACBP’s comments on this issue, click here. |
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Recommendations for DMAS rate study highlight need for investment in early intervention, higher rates and maintenance services (August 2019)
VACBP recommendations included a focus on increasing investment in early intervention and prevention services, development of rates that reflect the true cost to provide services, elimination of “rural” rates, development of a uniform assess rate across all community-based services and development of lower cost/lower intensity services that may be beneficial on a “maintenance” basis, leading to better health outcomes for certain patients and decreased overall costs that may otherwise come without some minimal level of support. To read the VACBP’s comments on this issue, click here. |