Time sensitive RFI : The NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet) is seeking YOUR input by February 19, 2010

The NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet) is seeking input from

• the scientific community,
• health professionals,
• patient advocates,and the
• general public

A formal Request For Information (RFI) has just been published in the NIH Guide,

Request for Information (RFI): To Solicit Input on Priorities for the NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet)
Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-055
Key Dates
Release Date: January 28, 2010
Response Date: February 19, 2010
Issued by
National Institutes of Health

Your participation is encouraged and welcome in this RFI recommending top priority challenges for b-BSSR.

For detailed information about the Request For Information and to submit your ideas, please go to http://bbssrresponse.com/. This information will enable OppNet to strategically plan future investments in b-BSSR. [Note: an allocation of $120 million dollars over the next 4-5 years is anticipated]

Please note that the deadline for responding to this RFI is February 19th, 2010.
Your help is sought in identifying broad priority areas.
The purpose of this RFI is NOT a solicitation of research grant proposals nor to solicit ideas for specific, individual research proposals. Please see the Request for Information notice for the specifics of information requested.

The mission of OppNet is to pursue opportunities for strengthening b-BSSR at the NIH while innovating beyond existing investments. Further information about OppNet, including the definition of what is meant by basic-BSSR (critical to understand if you are going to identify priority areas for investment) can found at http://oppnet.nih.gov/.

For the full summary notice and information, please see
BSSR News
OppNet requests your input on priorities in Basic Behavioral and Social Science Research by February 19!
posted January 29, 2010
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Note: There are also funding opportunities available from OppNet.
Please see their site for information on those opportunities.

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For further information on RFI [NOT-OD-10-055], OppNet and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)

Request for Information (RFI): To Solicit Input on Priorities for the NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet)
Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-055
Key Dates
Release Date: January 28, 2010
Response Date: February 19, 2010
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov).

Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet)

About OppNet/Mission statement

NIH definition of basic behavioral and social sciences research (b-BSSR) FAQs

The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
National Institutes of Health
US Department of Health and Human Services

© 2010 Regina G. Claypool-Frey
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State legislation - Kentucky HB 159 moves forward with committee substitute to create Kentucky Applied Behavior Analysis Licensing Board

A previous post reported on Kentucky HB 159, which specified a licensing condition for behavior analysts practicing in the state, depending on the conditions specified in the bill, as Licensed Behavior Analyst or Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst; however at the time of that post, the proposal was that  regulation and licensure would be under the purview of Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology.

HB 159 also contains a section defining health insurance coverage for autism with differentials from ages 1-6 years and 7-21 years with applied behavior analysis and practice defined, included under the category of "habilitative and rehabilitative care". The competencies of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board are specified in HB 159 under the definitions and in meeting the licensure requirements.

On February 10, 2010, the Kentucky Legislative website reports that a substitute bill for HB 159 (HCS) passed favorably from the  House Standing Committee on Local Government now specifies establishment of a separate licensing board - the "Kentucky Applied Behavior Analysis Licensing Board".

HB 159 - AMENDMENTS

HCS/HM - Delete the provisions relating to regulation and licensure of applied behavior analysis for behavior disorders by the Board of Examiners of Psychology and in lieu thereof establish a new KRS Chapter 319B to create the Kentucky Applied Behavior Analysis Licensing Board including the definitions, membership, terms, per diem and authority of the board, the requirements for licensure, and the exemptions from licensure; retain the provisions containing the health mandate, but clarify that the large group mandate for individuals is for individuals through age six by providing that individuals between the ages of one and their seventh birthday shall receive the mandated benefits.

"(...)SECTION 20.   A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 319B IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(1)    (a)    There is hereby created the Kentucky Applied Behavior Analysis Licensing Board. The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor.

(b)    The initial board members shall be appointed as follows:
1.    Four (4) members shall be credentialed behavior analysts nominated by a credentialed behavior analyst practicing in the state;
2.    One (1) member shall be a psychologist licensed in the state, the majority of whose practice is related to the treatment of behavior disorders, including but not limited to autism spectrum disorders. The psychologist member shall be nominated by a credentialed behavior analyst practicing in the state; and
3.    Two (2) members shall be the parent of a child diagnosed with and treated for a behavior disorder, including but not limited to an autism spectrum disorder, selected from the state at large.

(c)    Subsequent board members shall be appointed by the Governor as follows:
1.    Four (4) members shall be licensed behavior analysts nominated by a licensed behavior analyst practicing in the state;
2.    One (1) member shall be a psychologist licensed in the state, the majority of whose practice is related to the treatment of behavior disorders, including but not limited to autism spectrum disorders. The psychologist member shall be nominated by a licensed behavior analyst practicing in the state; and
3.    Two (2) members shall be the parent of a child diagnosed with and treated for a behavior` disorder, including but not limited to an autism spectrum disorder, selected from the state at large.
(...)"

Other specifications and conditions stated in full text of the amendment


FOR FURTHER READING
Record of HB 159 at Kentucky Legislature

Autism Votes Kentucky

Model licensing Act ABA International

BACB Model Licensing Act
Association of Professional Behavior Analysts members only

Past blog posts

Thursday, January 14, 2010
LEG. NEWS: Kentucky - Bill Introduced to Establish Licensure of Behavior Analysts

 

© 2010 Regina G. Claypool-Frey
Disclaimer: This blog publishes news and announcements only as a service to interested persons, the posts are the responsibility of the individual author, and unless otherwise noted do not constitute nor claim to represent the official position of ABA International, its officers or associated entities. This blog makes no representation as to the accuracy of the report and readers are strongly encouraged to consult and reference the primary sources noted.

Initial draft revision of the DSM-V unveiled Wednesday, February 10, 2010; comments requested until April 20, 2010

2/10/10 - 6:45PM PST: post amended to correct day for the date. Also clarifying note that roman numeral "V" = "5".

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 the American Psychiatric Association (APA) unveiled the proposed initial draft recommendations for the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the manual used to diagnose mental disorders. When completed and adopted, the DSM-V would supercede the current version, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR).

The American Psychiatric Association has set up a website with the proposed initial draft recommendations of the revisions developed by the DSM-5 Work Groups. Viewers will be able to submit comments until April 20, 2010. After the April 20th date, the site will still be available for viewing, but comments will not longer be taken. Further steps before release would be field testing of the proposed revisions and final changes.

The process for developing the DSM-5 began a decade ago, with an initial research planning conference under the joint sponsorship of the APA and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Additional global research planning conferences, under the auspices of the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education (APIRE), the World Health Organization, and three institutes of the National Institutes of Health produced a series of monographs, which helped lay the groundwork for the revisions.

The APA’s DSM-5 Task Force and Work Group members were identified in 2007; they are tasked with reviewing scientific advances and research to develop draft diagnostic criteria in diagnostic categories of psychiatric disorders.

While many changes are planned for the DSM-V, two that were given some attention by the press on Tuesday was the replacement of pediatric bipolar disorder with "Temper Dysregulation Disorder",



and removal of Asperger's Syndrome as a separate diagnosis and placement under the Autism Spectrum Disorder category,



The anticipated release of the DSM-V is May 2013; this release date was delayed from initial projections to allow coordination with the scheduled U.S. implementation on October 1, 2013 of the International Classification of Diseases-10-Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) (World Health Organization/WHO) codes for all Medicare/Medicaid claims reporting. Chapter V of the ICD-10-CM is Mental and behavioral disorders. A related development is that the ICD is also in revision to ICD-11 - that revised version is expected to be released in 2014 or 2015.

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For further reading

American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Development

Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind
By BENEDICT CAREY
New York Times
Published: February 10, 2010

[This article discusses the timeline for the DSM-V and steps towards the final version and coordination witht he ICD-10-CM]
Why is DSM-5 Being Delayed?
Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D.
Psychiatric News January 1, 2010
Volume 45 Number 1 Page 3

[This article gives a quick rundown on some proposed revisions]
APA Releases Proposed Draft of the DSM-5
Caroline Cassels
Medscape Medical News
February 10, 2010

[In reference to the folding of Asperger's Syndrome into the Autism Spectrum Disorders]
Opinion: Disorder Out of Chaos
By ROY RICHARD GRINKER
New York Times
Published: February 9, 2010

International Classification of Diseases (ICD)


© 2010 Regina G. Claypool-Frey
Disclaimer: This blog publishes news and announcements only as a service to interested persons, the posts are the responsibility of the individual author, and unless otherwise noted do not constitute nor claim to represent the official position of ABA International, its officers or associated entities. This blog makes no representation as to the accuracy of the report and readers are strongly encouraged to consult and reference the primary sources noted.