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strongest scientific program in psychiatry two weeks later, June 7-10.
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/meetings/annual-meeting

View and Comment on Recently Proposed Changes to DSM–5
Public comments now open for the DSM: Proposed Change: An "R" code for Impairing Emotional Out-
bursts would be added. Impairing Emotional Outbursts represent a serious symptom that may impact
treatment planning, independent of a diagnosis. Learn more and add your comment:
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/proposed-changes/proposed-changes

Join AMNet: An Addiction Medicine Practice-Based Research Network
Join APA, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Friends Research Institute, and the National Insti-
tute on Drug Abuse in creating AMNet, an addiction medicine practice-based research network. By joining,
you will get free access to PsychPRO, APA’s patient portal, to generate patient-reported outcomes data.
You can virtually engage with your patients, track their successes, inform quality improvement efforts,
and create reports for your stakeholders. You will also receive a $1,000 honorarium; a tablet computer;
and free CME courses.
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/registry/amnet

No Surprises Act: What Psychiatrists Need to Know
The “No Surprises Act” allows for patient financial protections that impact health plans, physicians, and
facilities, and will apply to psychiatrists in certain circumstances. Regulations have been recently finalized
that require certain patient protections to address concerns about surprise bills. These protections not
only address emergency care but include disclosure requirements for all uninsured or self-pay services,
and will, at some point in the future also include patients with insurance. These regulations formalize
some of what most psychiatrists do when communicating fees to patients seeking care or to those they
are already treating.

APA’s “No Surprises Act” implementation page contains a summary of the key requirements along with
links to templates. An update including a summary of the key requirements along with templates can be
found here:
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/practice -management/no-surprises-act-
implementation .

Members with specific questions about the “No Surprises Act” and how it affects their practice are encour-
aged to contact practicemanagement@psych.org.

APA/APAF Fellowship Application Deadlines Approaching
The 2021-22 recruitment season for APA/APAF Fellowship applications is now open, with applications ac-
cepted through Monday, January 31, 2022, for (6) APA/APAF fellowship programs (APA/APAF Leadership,
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Diversity Leadership, Jeanne Spurlock Congressional, Public Psychiatry,
and Psychiatric Research); and Monday, February 14, 2022, for the SAMHSA Minority Fellowships. Those
interested in applying for these fellowships can do so at the fellowship application page.
The APA/APAF fellowships remain an integral part of building the pipeline for innovative psychiatrists in-
terested in organized medicine. They also support APA’s strategic initiatives to advance the integration of
psychiatry in the evolving healthcare delivery system and supports and increases diversity in the field.

If you have any questions about APA/APAF fellowships, please contact fellowships@psych.org.

Thank you to our 2022 Annual Sponsors!

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