Concessions
kcmatt1
Description
Collection
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
>
> 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 December 28, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215646.
