Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation
Robert VanHook
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Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation
Creator:
Robert VanHook
Date:
7/20/1999
Text:
All I can say in response to Mr. Gallo is that he should check who will
have the overwhelming majority of votes -- certified practitioners and
businesses employing them. The chances of one of the bad guys getting
elected is slim and none and slim just left the building.
Bylaws are the easiest thing in the world to nit-pick. The bylaws for the
consolidated organization are no worse than any of the existing bylaws.
There are always holes and the purpose of having amendment sections is to
fix them. If we are looking for perfection, we need to look somewhere
else. Common sense should rule.
Bob Van Hook
On Monday, July 19, 1999 8:58 PM, Morris Gallo [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ]
wrote:
> Mr. Van Hook
> I believe you are mistaken.
>
> An Individual Member by definition in Article II (3)(a) is any member
> of
> the four categories -- Active (CP/CO/Reg. Associates), Affiliate
> Practitioners (BOC, NARD, licensed P/O, foreign P/O, and Emeritus
> members),
> Affiliate Non Practitioners (honorary members and P/O educators), or
> Student/Resident/Candidate members. This means the Individual Member
> of
> the new AAOP Board may definitely be non certified.
>
> You are further mistaken in that there are no Company Members. By
> definition, Article II (3)(a + b), the classes of membership are
> individual
> and business. I believe the Bylaws are also flawed with this mistake,
> see
> Article IV (2).
>
> The Business members of the Board may be from any of the four
> categories,
> see Article II (3)(b) -- the Active Company (patient care facility
> employing at least one ABC certified practitioner, but the
> representative
> does not need to be certified), the Allied Company (patient care
> facility
> which may have a practitioner certified by BOC/NARD or no certified
> practitioners of any type), Active Suppliers (any firm which sells
> parts/supplies/or services to P/O industry, or Company Affiliate (a
> division/affiliate/subsidary of any of the above business categories).
>
> Additionally, of the four Business Board members each company with
> over 200
> facilities may EACH elect one Business Board member.
>
> As to the ABC and NCOPE commissions:
> Article I (2)(l) - commission members ...may or may NOT be part of the
> membership....
>
> Article VII (5) - ABC commission members ... shall be certified, or
> registered with ABC in good standing OR a representative of ABC
> accredited
> organization...
>
> Article VIII - NCOPE commission members, the wording is the same as
> above.
>
> This means the commission members don't even have to me members of the
> new
> AAOP if they represent a member company, and there is certainly no
> requirement that commission members be ABC certified.
>
> The only place ABC certification is required is for Active individual
> membership.
>
>
> Robert VanHook wrote:
>
> > Ian, et. al.,
> >
> > Unless I am mistaken, a board member of the consolidated association
must
> > be either Individual member (i.e., certified practitioner) or Company
> > members (i.e., owner or employer of an O&P business). ABC and NCOPE
may
> > have consumer members of their boards, as is currently the case.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > Robert T. Van Hook, CAE
> > Executive Director
> > American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
> > 1650 King Street, Suite 500
> > Alexandria, VA 22314
> > Phone: 703/836-7116
> > Fax: 703/836-0838
> > Email: <Email Address Redacted>
> > Webpage: www.opoffice.org
> >
> > On Monday, July 19, 1999 1:56 AM, Ian Gregson
> > [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ] wrote:
> > > Fellow OandP'ers:
> > >
> > > Someone mentioned to me in private email that one of the many reasons
> > > for opposition to consolidation is the issue of the board then being
> > > open to non-prosthetist positions.
> > >
> > > For example a client/amputee could be directly involved in the
> > > decision making process via the new consolidated board.
> > >
> > > Is this true?
> > > =================================================
> > > Ian Gregson ( <Email Address Redacted> )
> > > Amputee WEB Site <> AMPUTATION Online Magazine
> > > <URL Redacted>
> > > Moderator Amputee & D-Sport Listservs
> > > icq # 27356900
> > > =================================================
have the overwhelming majority of votes -- certified practitioners and
businesses employing them. The chances of one of the bad guys getting
elected is slim and none and slim just left the building.
Bylaws are the easiest thing in the world to nit-pick. The bylaws for the
consolidated organization are no worse than any of the existing bylaws.
There are always holes and the purpose of having amendment sections is to
fix them. If we are looking for perfection, we need to look somewhere
else. Common sense should rule.
Bob Van Hook
On Monday, July 19, 1999 8:58 PM, Morris Gallo [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ]
wrote:
> Mr. Van Hook
> I believe you are mistaken.
>
> An Individual Member by definition in Article II (3)(a) is any member
> of
> the four categories -- Active (CP/CO/Reg. Associates), Affiliate
> Practitioners (BOC, NARD, licensed P/O, foreign P/O, and Emeritus
> members),
> Affiliate Non Practitioners (honorary members and P/O educators), or
> Student/Resident/Candidate members. This means the Individual Member
> of
> the new AAOP Board may definitely be non certified.
>
> You are further mistaken in that there are no Company Members. By
> definition, Article II (3)(a + b), the classes of membership are
> individual
> and business. I believe the Bylaws are also flawed with this mistake,
> see
> Article IV (2).
>
> The Business members of the Board may be from any of the four
> categories,
> see Article II (3)(b) -- the Active Company (patient care facility
> employing at least one ABC certified practitioner, but the
> representative
> does not need to be certified), the Allied Company (patient care
> facility
> which may have a practitioner certified by BOC/NARD or no certified
> practitioners of any type), Active Suppliers (any firm which sells
> parts/supplies/or services to P/O industry, or Company Affiliate (a
> division/affiliate/subsidary of any of the above business categories).
>
> Additionally, of the four Business Board members each company with
> over 200
> facilities may EACH elect one Business Board member.
>
> As to the ABC and NCOPE commissions:
> Article I (2)(l) - commission members ...may or may NOT be part of the
> membership....
>
> Article VII (5) - ABC commission members ... shall be certified, or
> registered with ABC in good standing OR a representative of ABC
> accredited
> organization...
>
> Article VIII - NCOPE commission members, the wording is the same as
> above.
>
> This means the commission members don't even have to me members of the
> new
> AAOP if they represent a member company, and there is certainly no
> requirement that commission members be ABC certified.
>
> The only place ABC certification is required is for Active individual
> membership.
>
>
> Robert VanHook wrote:
>
> > Ian, et. al.,
> >
> > Unless I am mistaken, a board member of the consolidated association
must
> > be either Individual member (i.e., certified practitioner) or Company
> > members (i.e., owner or employer of an O&P business). ABC and NCOPE
may
> > have consumer members of their boards, as is currently the case.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > Robert T. Van Hook, CAE
> > Executive Director
> > American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
> > 1650 King Street, Suite 500
> > Alexandria, VA 22314
> > Phone: 703/836-7116
> > Fax: 703/836-0838
> > Email: <Email Address Redacted>
> > Webpage: www.opoffice.org
> >
> > On Monday, July 19, 1999 1:56 AM, Ian Gregson
> > [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ] wrote:
> > > Fellow OandP'ers:
> > >
> > > Someone mentioned to me in private email that one of the many reasons
> > > for opposition to consolidation is the issue of the board then being
> > > open to non-prosthetist positions.
> > >
> > > For example a client/amputee could be directly involved in the
> > > decision making process via the new consolidated board.
> > >
> > > Is this true?
> > > =================================================
> > > Ian Gregson ( <Email Address Redacted> )
> > > Amputee WEB Site <> AMPUTATION Online Magazine
> > > <URL Redacted>
> > > Moderator Amputee & D-Sport Listservs
> > > icq # 27356900
> > > =================================================
Citation
Robert VanHook, “Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212219.
