The VA has begun distributing disability benefits to Vietnam Veterans who qualify for compensation under recently liberalized rules for Agent Orange exposure. Up to 200,000 Vietnam Veterans may be eligible to receive VA disability compensation for medical conditions associated with Agent Orange. Veterans interested in applying for disability compensation based on chronic b-cell leukemias, Parkinson’s disease or ischemic heart disease should visit the Agent Orange Fast Track Claims Processing System or call 1-800-827-1000.
Substance Abuse Specialists in Child Welfare Agencies and Dependency CourtsThe purpose of co-locating substance abuse specialists is to ensure that parents are assessed as quickly as possible, to improve parent engagement and retention in treatment, to streamline entry into treatment, and to provide consultation to child welfare and dependency court workers.
Drug Testing in Child Welfare: Practice and Policy ConsiderationsHelps guide child welfare agency policymakers in developing practice and policy protocols regarding the use of drug testing in child welfare and addresses the practice and policy issues that policymakers must consider to effectively use drug testing in the comprehensive assessment and monitoring that child welfare agencies provide.
Under the new legislation, nurse practitioners need only sign an attestation to the Board of Nursing that they will refer patients to or consult with a collaborating physician when the patient’s condition requires physician care. Governor Martin O’Malley approved the bill on April 13, 2010.
