Policy Tracker: October 31, 2024

ACHA’s Advocacy Committee and its partner Active Policy Solutions monitor the latest federal and state policy updates using a variety of resources to stay informed on legislative changes. Below are recent key policy topics that are of interest to ACHA and its members.

• College third-party contractor guidance rescinded by US Dept. of Education reports Inside Higher Ed

• Eating disorders national information center funded by SAMHSA continues to be hosted by University of North Carolina

• Affordable Care Act insurance plans’ preventive services expansion and contraceptive coverage proposed Rule open for comments

• University of Michigan’s ban on guns upheld by the state Supreme Court

• Rhode Island multi-state physician licensure compact making permanent bill (RI HB 8346) signed into law

• Rhode Island college vaccine exemption discrimination prohibiting bill (RI SB 2285) unlikely to receive further consideration and likely fails to become law