Re: U.S. Politics: AOPA Position on Legislation

Re: U.S. Politics: AOPA Position on Legislation

In a message dated 3/12/99 5:18:09 PM Central Standard Time,
<Email Address Redacted> writes:

<< AOPA's draft legislation says that a qualified supplier is an organization
accredited by ABC (which requires that care be supervised by an ABC certified
practitioner) or other programs
 with standards essentially similar to those of ABC. Alternatively, an
organization may also qualify for payment if it has a practitioner licensed by
the State in which the service is delivered or has at least 10 years
experience in relevant practice.>>

Thanks for the reply, Bob.

I read this to mean NO to my question. That the AOPA statement means that
qualified proffesonals includes BOC and others that may have been
grandfathered in by state licensing.

I think to often those of us in the profession mistakenly assume that when a
statement says qualified professionals: we think this only means ABC
certified practitioners. I read this to mean that AOPA 's statement supports
anyone with any kind of qualification to provide O&P services and does not
exclusively support ABC whereas full Academy membership is exclusive to ABC
certification.

Al Pike, CP