CMS Contacts for Comments on Behavioral Health

Hello all,

As a follow-up from the last Health Care For All meeting, I was asked to provide information for folks who would like to contact CMS to comment about disruptions in behavioral health services. Also as requested, I have attached the links to the two Facebook pages designated to this issue, as well as the link to the survey monkey application people may take online to tell their stories. Stories from the survey are sent directly to CMS.

While it would be nice to have a single line, one has yet to be designated as far as I am aware. Patrick Tyrrell and I dropped by Senator Heinrich's office to request this info and I have attached the document that Heather Brewer from Senator Heinrich's office emailed me,  as well the numbers that I know various groups have used.

 

Prior to receiving info from Senator's Heinrich's office, I used the info provided by the Facebook page "New Mexico Rising Up For Community Mental Health".

Contact: 214-767-4461

email: CMSRODALDMCH@cms.hhs.gov  or RODALDMCH@cms.hhs.gov

I know some people have sent me copies of letters that they sent to CMS via these email addresses as well- ( these are listed on the same document that is attached)

Call the Regional Administrator for CMS, Renard Murray, at 404-562-7150, or email ROATLORA@cms.hhs.gov
Call the Deputy Regional Administrator for CMS, David R. Wright, at 214-767-6427, or email RODALORA@cms.hhs.gov 

Here is also the link to the survey that folks can fill out online. The stories received are submitted each night by the folks who host the Facebook page "New Mexico Rising Up For Community Mental Health". http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6CDWLHQ

Links to the Facebook pages are:

New Mexico Rising Up For Community Health:  https://www.facebook.com/nmrising?ref=br_tf

Save Behavioral Health NM: https://www.facebook.com/SaveBehavioralHealthNM

Hope this helps,

Christi Fields

NASW-NM Intern

(505) 604-0221