Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation

Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation

Tony Barr

Bob, thank you for your reply! However my question was not answered.

Is it concievable (possible), under the proposed by-laws that might govern the consolidation of a new AAOP,
that the board directors (indivisuals or business members) could all be non ABC certified professionals?
Tony

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I would strongly suggest that anyone having questions like the following
consult the proposed bylaws for the consolidated organization at
<URL Redacted>.

Regarding Tony Barr's specific questions, the bylaws the composition of the
board of directors of the consolidated organization. Directors are split
equally between Individual and Business Members. The bylaws require all
Business Members to be firms principally engaged in... orthotics and
prosthetics. Officers (except the Secretary) must be an individual member
or an employee of a member firm. They are elected by the voting
membership, the majority of whom will be Individual Members.

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 12:58 PM, Tony Barr [SMTP: <Email Address Redacted> ]
wrote:
> Bob, How would the composition of a new consolidated organization's board
of directors of companies (non certified facilities and DME dealers) vs.
indivisual certified practitioners be determined? Could it be possible to
have a new board made up of entirely non-professional directors and
exclusively Company members if the consolidation strategy was passed?
> Tony Barr
> ----------
> 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?
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