Medical Directors Council

The NASMHPD Medical Directors Council conducts its work under the auspices of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD). Authorized by the Board of Directors in 1995, the Council's membership includes medical directors from state mental health authorities from across the country. The Council's activities are guided by members of an Executive Committee and a NASMHPD staff liaison who develop an annual work plan.

Issues of concern to members of the NASMHPD Medical Directors Council include: identifying clinical best practices for people with mental illnesses; improving state psychiatric hospital administration, appropriately utilizing new psychotropic medications; and exploring the use of treatment algorithms, among many others.

The primary mission and objectives of the Council are to:

1) identify emerging clinical issues impacting state mental health authorities and the public mental health service delivery system;
2) provide advice and guidance to NASMHPD members and staff alike on best practices and policy for these issues;
3) provide forums to encourage states to share planning, programming, and research and evaluation findings to improve public mental health services; and
4) foster peer-to-peer information sharing, and encourage collaborative responses to identified technical assistance needs in states.

Upcoming Meetings

Visit NASMHPD's Event Calendar for more information on upcoming Medical Directors Council meetings.

Meeting Presentations

2007

Presentations from the Medical Directors Council Meeting held December 9-11 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Meeting Minutes

October 12, 2007 - New Orleans, LA (pdf)
May 20, 2007 - San Diego, CA (pdf)
October 7, 2006 (pdf)
July 11, 2006 (pdf)
October 5, 2005 (pdf)
October 5, 2004 - Atlanta, GA (pdf)
May 2, 2004 - New York, NY (pdf)
October 28, 2003 - Boston, MA (pdf)
May 18, 2003 - San Fancisco, CA (pdf)
December 8, 2002 - Fort Lauderdale, FL (pdf)
October 8, 2002 - Chicago, IL (pdf)
July 14, 2002 - New York, NY (pdf)
May 19, 2002 - Philadelphia, PA (pdf)
July 29, 2001 - Minneapolis, MN (pdf)
May 6, 2001 - New Orleans, LA (pdf)
December 3, 2000 - Chandler, AZ (html)
October 24, 2000 - Philadelphia, PA (html)

Rules/Regulations

Regulations on Seclusion and Restraint set by HCFA (CMS) (html)

Publications

Member Search

To search our overall membership directory for Medical Directors Council members, click here.

Leadership

Chairperson:
Joe Parks, M.D. (MO)

NASMHPD
Commissioner Advisor:
Brian Hepburn, M.D. (MD)

NASMHPD Board Liaison:
James S. Reinhard, M.D. (VA)

NASMHPD Council Administrators:
Robert Glover, Ph.D.
Executive Director
NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza,
Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703-739-9333
Fax: 703-548-9517
bob.glover@nasmhpd.org

Roy E. Praschil
Director of Operations
NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza,
Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
703-739-9333
Fax: 703-548-9517
roy.praschil@nasmhpd.org