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ARC leader Dave Richard to DHHS
Dave Richard, executive director of the ARC of North Carolina, will be the next director of mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services at the state Department of Health and Human Services. Read more>>

NC Senate Releases State Budget Proposals... Read more>>

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    STOP CPT CODING ABUSES-ACHIEVE MENTAL HEALTH PARITY NOW - APA IS WORKING FOR YOU
    CPT code changes were intended to more accurately reflect the work psychiatrists do and improve patient access to care, but instead have been used as an excuse by some payors to discriminate against psychiatric patients and their psychiatrists in violation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (2008). The issues differ from state to state and from carrier to carrier. The APA Board of Trustees has committed significant APA resources, both financial and staff, to understand the situation and use all reasonable means, including litigation, to correct the abuses taking place... Read more>>

    NC Psychiatric Association to hold DSM-5 Trainings this Summer -- The APA is releasing the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 in May 2013. The following information has been released to date. The NCPA is planning several DSM-5 trainings across the state over the summer. Read more>>