Action Alert - Mental Health Parity

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Dear Friend of ASO:

Mental Health Parity, SB116, has passed in the State Senate. It is now time to turn our attention to the House. Following my signature is information on where this bill is in the House - and what you can do to help. Thanks to Grassroots Advocates for this update. Please make your voice heard. FYI - Please share.

Sincerely,

Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org------------------------

Dear Mental Health Parity Supporters:

It is official. S.B. 116, the Mental Health Parity Bill, is scheduled for a possible vote by the House Health Committee on Wednesday, December 13th at 9:00 a.m. in room 018 of the Statehouse. Your presence at the Statehouse at the time of the hearing will send a strong message to the members of the Committee that passage of this bill is supported by Ohioans. In the meantime, we need your help in contacting the members of the Committee and communicating the following message:

§ Please support S.B. 116, the Mental Health Parity Bill.

§ Please be present in the Committee on Wednesday morning to vote against any amendments.

Remember to introduce yourself, and mention that you are a constituent if indeed you are. Below is the list of the Members of the House Health Committee, the area of the state they are from, and their phone numbers. If they indicate that they will support the bill, please do not hesitate to drop a thank you note in the mail right away and ask for their continued support when the bill goes to the floor. The address to send the note is:

The Honorable __________

Ohio House of Representatives

77 S. High Street

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Legislator Party County Phone Number White R Montgomery 614-466-9628 Raussen R Hamilton 614-466-8120 Combs R (south) 614-644-6721 Faber R Mercer, Darke, Preble 614-466-6344 Larry Flowers R lin (southern) 614-466-4847 Geoff R lin (Grandview/West) 614-644-6005 Hoops R Putnam, Van Wert, ding 614-466-3760 Earl R Lorain (east) 614-644-5076 Ross McGregor R (south) 614-466-2038 Reidelbach R lin (north) 614-644-6030 Schneider R Hamilton 614-644-6023 Webster R (north) 614-644-5094 Widowfield R Summit (west) 614-466-1177 Shirley D Cuyahoga 614-466-7954 Barrett D Hamilton 614-466-7954 Edna Brown D Lucas 614-466-1401 DeBose D Cuyahoga 614-466-1408 Harwood D Trumbull (south) 614-466-3488 Lance Mason D Cuyahoga 614-466-5441 Otterman D Summit 614-644-6037 Redfern D Erie, Ottawa 614-644-6011