Concessions

kcmatt1

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Title:

Concessions

Creator:

kcmatt1

Date:

1/5/2001

Text:

> I am a licensed orthotist in Texas. When I first read the legislation for
> licensure I was appalled. It states basically that PTs, OTs, physicians,
> chiropractors, podiatrists and pharmacists were exempt from this
> legislation. WHAT?
> Pharmacists? In the language pharmacists or those working under the
direct
> or indirect supervision of a licensed pharmacist are exempt. I
thought,you
> mean a pharmacist's receptionist could fit and bill for a custom TLSO or
AK
> prosthesis as long as the pharmacist was in the same county?. I called
and
> asked the board a was told that was correct.
> I found out later the NARD, national association of retail druggists,
> effectively killed licensure in Texas the first time it was proposed.
They
> have very deep pockets.
> If these concessions were not made licensure would never have happened in
> Texas. Were we right to do this? Personally I think so. The recent
> national legislation will in the long run be good for all. Some of the
> concessions we needed to make were difficult to take I'm sure for those
> involved, but better this than nothing.
>
> My two cents.
>
> Kevin Matthews, CO
>

                          

Citation

kcmatt1, “Concessions,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215646.