WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former Members of Congress Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) announced on March 14, 2012 that they are re-energizing their efforts to help finalize implementation of a law that they worked to enact, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2008.
To better understand how the law is being implemented across the country, Kennedy and Ramstad announced a series of field hearings that will be convened during the next year leading up to the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the John F. Kennedy Community Mental Health Services Act.
