O-P US Licensure and New Jersey
Tony Barr
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Collection
Title:
O-P US Licensure and New Jersey
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
10/15/2001
Text:
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Barr < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [O-P_Licensure] US State Licensure
> Hello Lou,
> Yes NJ did pioneer and came to the battlefield on the first regulation
> effort , allot due to your personal efforts.
> However my statements and poll made on the listserve was that of the
states
> currently regulated and those licensed professionals that are currently
> allowed to use the professional licensed designations of LO, LP, and LPO.
>
> Also the model licensure of New Jersey you eluded to is quite different
to
> that imposed on the currently 5 regulated states. Perhaps the first
> regulated state, FLA's success was based on what we learned from NJ
efforts
> of surfacing the more controversial points that required negotiating and
> compromise.
>
> In any event we look forward to New Jersey and 44 other states
successfully
> joining the ranks of regulating this very legitimate health care service
and
> appreciate the lessons learned from New Jersey and Lou Haberman.
> Tony Barr
> President
> Barr Foundation
> www.oandp.com/barr
> > Hello Ryan and all those at O-P_Licensure,
> >
> > Mr. Barr's thoughful and comprehensive response to your inquiry
neglected
> to
> > mention that New Jersey has a Licensing Statute for Prosthetists and
> > Orthotists. F.Y.I., New Jersey was the 1st U.S. state to have passed
such
> a
> > comprehensive law . It should be further noted that the original NJ
> statute
> > served as a model for all the other states that Mr. Barr mentioned.
> Several
> > NJ practitioners promoted the concept of state licensure for the rest of
> our
> > nation. Happily, several states have now achieved that which NJ still
> seeks
> > ...licensed practitioners. NJ has battled in its legislature (and
beyond)
> > since 1991 ... the date in which our licensing statute actually was
signed
> > into law. The implementation of that statute (i.e., developing
> regulations,
> > establishing a Board and responding to requests for Public Hearings by
> other
> > groups) was to finally be completed via the Board's sign-off on our
final
> > version of our state regulations. The date of that fateful Board
meeting
> was
> > Sept. 11th.
> >
> > The Board has resheduled this meeting for early November in order to
> respond
> > to inquiries and it is expected that the aforementioned Regulations will
> be
> > approved. So, finally ... 10 years later, NJ practitioners will join
with
> > those other states that have achieved state recognition of their
> credentials.
> >
> > With regards,
> > Lou Haberman, CPO - American
> >
>
From: Tony Barr < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [O-P_Licensure] US State Licensure
> Hello Lou,
> Yes NJ did pioneer and came to the battlefield on the first regulation
> effort , allot due to your personal efforts.
> However my statements and poll made on the listserve was that of the
states
> currently regulated and those licensed professionals that are currently
> allowed to use the professional licensed designations of LO, LP, and LPO.
>
> Also the model licensure of New Jersey you eluded to is quite different
to
> that imposed on the currently 5 regulated states. Perhaps the first
> regulated state, FLA's success was based on what we learned from NJ
efforts
> of surfacing the more controversial points that required negotiating and
> compromise.
>
> In any event we look forward to New Jersey and 44 other states
successfully
> joining the ranks of regulating this very legitimate health care service
and
> appreciate the lessons learned from New Jersey and Lou Haberman.
> Tony Barr
> President
> Barr Foundation
> www.oandp.com/barr
> > Hello Ryan and all those at O-P_Licensure,
> >
> > Mr. Barr's thoughful and comprehensive response to your inquiry
neglected
> to
> > mention that New Jersey has a Licensing Statute for Prosthetists and
> > Orthotists. F.Y.I., New Jersey was the 1st U.S. state to have passed
such
> a
> > comprehensive law . It should be further noted that the original NJ
> statute
> > served as a model for all the other states that Mr. Barr mentioned.
> Several
> > NJ practitioners promoted the concept of state licensure for the rest of
> our
> > nation. Happily, several states have now achieved that which NJ still
> seeks
> > ...licensed practitioners. NJ has battled in its legislature (and
beyond)
> > since 1991 ... the date in which our licensing statute actually was
signed
> > into law. The implementation of that statute (i.e., developing
> regulations,
> > establishing a Board and responding to requests for Public Hearings by
> other
> > groups) was to finally be completed via the Board's sign-off on our
final
> > version of our state regulations. The date of that fateful Board
meeting
> was
> > Sept. 11th.
> >
> > The Board has resheduled this meeting for early November in order to
> respond
> > to inquiries and it is expected that the aforementioned Regulations will
> be
> > approved. So, finally ... 10 years later, NJ practitioners will join
with
> > those other states that have achieved state recognition of their
> credentials.
> >
> > With regards,
> > Lou Haberman, CPO - American
> >
>
Citation
Tony Barr, “O-P US Licensure and New Jersey,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/217554.
