Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation
Robert VanHook
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: US POLITICS - Consolidation
Creator:
Robert VanHook
Date:
7/19/1999
Text:
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
> =================================================
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 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/212225.
