THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA)

No bill number: Continued funding for NIH and a removal of the 15% cap on indirect costs H.Con.Res. 14 - support limiting cuts to Medicaid No Bill Number: HRSA Program Funding (Allied Health Workforce Diversity) No Bill Number: Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Grant funding

No Bill Number: Support for continued role for the Department of Education, especially in administering IDEA and ESSA IDEA Full Funding Act (HR 2598/S 343) No Bill Number: GROW SISPS Act reintroduction No Bill Number: National SISP Appreciation Week Resolution

H.R. 2332 State Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act (SHARE Act) - support passage H.R. 2483 Substance Use Disorder Prevent that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (Support Act) - support passage No Bill Number: Asking for public health data to be restored to websites No Bill Number: Asking for reversal to the temporary halt to research funding that occurred in February

H.R. 2332 State Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act (SHARE Act) - support passage

H.R. 879 Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act - support passage No bill number: Support an annual inflationary update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule No bill number: support an extension of telehealth waivers under Medicare after the March 31st expiration H.Con.Res. 14 - asking for limited cuts to Mediciad H.R. 1171 Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly Act (SAFE Act) - support passage H.R. 2013 Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act - support passage H.R. 1614 - support passage S.1261 CONNECT for Health Act - advocate for provision to establish OTs as permanent Medicare telehealth providers

No Bill Number: requested Congressional intervention related to non-payment of Tri-Care claims across the country, that are the result of a switch in vendors on January 1st.

No bill number: Urge NIH to continue funding for therapy research