Legislative News & Alerts

		AATA Governmental Affairs Sourcebook(PDF 243K) Federal Legislative Issues Read more about current Federal initiatives, learn how to contact your Senator or Representative, and access links to Federal information and publications to enhance your practice. State Legislative Issues Read more about current state legislative initiatives, licensure in your state, and art therapy title protection and model regulations. Independent Practice Find information on reimbursement for art therapists, HIPPA, and Allied Health Professions. Surveys Participate in current GAC surveys and help AATA to collect information to support the practice and recognition of art therapy. Archive Search the GAC archive for committee reports, sample letters to policymakers, and other documents.

Support the AATA and your profession by protecting art therapists' interests and their rights to practice throughout the US. The AATA Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC) is involved with a number of initiatives in Congress, the Federal Government, and state legislatures. The GAC works with AATA state chapters, for example, to help them get licensure laws passed and impact regulations to ensure that members maintain their right to practice. At the Federal level, the GAC works with members of Congress to help art therapists get recognition in applicable federal laws and to educate policymakers and decision-makers about art therapy.

Interested in joining the Governmental Affairs Committee? Contact Christine Hazelett, ATR-BC, LPCP, 2007-09 GAC Chair, for more information.

Join the GAC listserve at http://groups.yahoo.com /group/GACalert/

Legislative Alerts

Please take a few minutes of your time participate in efforts that will ensure the future of your profession! Get involved and get others involved in AATA's efforts in the following initiatives:

ALERT:

President's Budget Released

On February 4, 2008 President Bush sent his FY 2009 budget request to Congress, beginning the yearly appropriations process for the nation’s cultural agencies and programs. For more information on how you can write Members of Congress and tell them to support increased funding for the nation’s arts programs, visit Americans for the Arts, Arts Action Center