Fw: [OANDP-L] Federal Legislation
Tony Barr
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Title:
Fw: [OANDP-L] Federal Legislation
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
12/9/2000
Text:
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul E. Prusakowski < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Tony Barr < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 10:03 PM
Subject: RE: [OANDP-L] Federal Legislation
> Assuming AOPA's vision continues to be the principal advocate for the O&P
> industry and the voice of O&P businesses in laws, regulations and
> services,* why would they encourage any business or indivisual to have
> qualifications less than than ABC or at the very least BOC credentials??
>
> Since the ABC board has has a total of 10 board members: three(3) members
> elected from AOPA, three (3)members elected from the Academy, two(2)
members
> appointed from the ABC certified practitioners cadre at large,
> two (2) public members and the Executive Director, perhaps those board
> members may also provide some insight and reason to include PT/OTs and BOC
> practitioners in future legislation without ABC credentials ?!
> Tony Barr
> Patient advocate
>
> * AOPA 1999- 2000 Strategic Plan
>
>
> > > If, as Mr. Hewey asserts, AOPA brokered a deal to include PT/OT's and
> > > BOC in future legislation are they openly demonstrating their lack of
> > > commitment to the ABC credentials?
> > >
> > > Does no one have an opinion or is this not one of the approved
> > > clinical topics of discussion?
> > >
> > > Morris Gallo, CPO
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
From: Paul E. Prusakowski < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: Tony Barr < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 10:03 PM
Subject: RE: [OANDP-L] Federal Legislation
> Assuming AOPA's vision continues to be the principal advocate for the O&P
> industry and the voice of O&P businesses in laws, regulations and
> services,* why would they encourage any business or indivisual to have
> qualifications less than than ABC or at the very least BOC credentials??
>
> Since the ABC board has has a total of 10 board members: three(3) members
> elected from AOPA, three (3)members elected from the Academy, two(2)
members
> appointed from the ABC certified practitioners cadre at large,
> two (2) public members and the Executive Director, perhaps those board
> members may also provide some insight and reason to include PT/OTs and BOC
> practitioners in future legislation without ABC credentials ?!
> Tony Barr
> Patient advocate
>
> * AOPA 1999- 2000 Strategic Plan
>
>
> > > If, as Mr. Hewey asserts, AOPA brokered a deal to include PT/OT's and
> > > BOC in future legislation are they openly demonstrating their lack of
> > > commitment to the ABC credentials?
> > >
> > > Does no one have an opinion or is this not one of the approved
> > > clinical topics of discussion?
> > >
> > > Morris Gallo, CPO
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
Citation
Tony Barr, “Fw: [OANDP-L] Federal Legislation,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215474.
