Re: Testoserone Wars
Anthony T. Barr
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Collection
Title:
Re: Testoserone Wars
Creator:
Anthony T. Barr
Date:
3/4/2002
Text:
Jim's reply should be well received.
It is my humble opinion, as a mere consumer, that the relatively new law is experiencing growing pains and defining interuptations of the law.However it is alsoexperiencing counter attacks and strategies to preserve turfs and attempts to pursue exceptions to it.
The gray area and complexities of interuptations of the law is one of reasons why the profession has not yet regulated in every state. Our regulation legislation is stroner than most of the five other states that have also adopted state regulation requirements.The law is not a cure all to all providers to be educated in their perspective fields but its better than what we had if the guidelines remain stringent and their interuptations or not improperly motivated based on eliminating competition in the marketplace.
Point is, the system thru the boards that oversee the interuptation of the law, will more properly define the intent of the law as questions are asked to those that would like to circumvent it and be made exceptions to it.
I for one believe the growing pains we are experiencing will generate a better assurances of quality care in the field of O&P.
My 2 cents,the O&P state board is doing a creditable job under the circumstance of providing the oversight and interuptation to a new and complicated law.
Tony Barr/ Honorary FAOP Member
----- Original Message -----
From: James Fenton
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 11:50 PM
Subject: [OANDP-L] Testoserone Wars
As Jacob recommended, I went to the minutes of the Florida Medical Board and read what happened, at their November 30, 2001 meeting. It is short and as usual misses the point altogether.
The minutes state: After much discussion, The Board Determined that medical assistants could assist, under the direct supervision, a physician in the fitting of orthotics in a medical office.
This determination was made in responce to a request for clarification from the Florida Orthopedic Society. The Board's attorney ( the former O&P board attorney) advised the F.O.S. to go to the legislature and get language in the law to clarify their position.
Points to ponder:
1. Seems to me that the Florida Medical Board just told the Florida Legislature to get stuffed! Apparantly, it can overrule legislation that adversly affects doctors. Then again, maybe it didn't overrule anything, maybe it just affirmed its long held authority to best determine the rightful actions of the doctors under its asupices. After all, they were here first.
2. The medical assistant can only assist, under direct supervision, the
3. What exactly, is a medical assistant?
4. By ruling (indirectly) that the physician can fit orthotics, were they meaning orthotics or orthoses? Or both? Or does it matter?
5. Is a DJ or Breg or (ad nausum) rep a medical assistant?
6. In a medical office, does fitting an orthotic include the measurements and can the assistant assist with the measurements? Does it have to be under direct supervision or can they assist without supervision?
Now, if all of those who are properly incensed by this blatant infringment on our ability to protect the public, from us and the doctors, will kindly open your wallets, we'll call our lobbyist to get this straightened out and the public ( and O&P) can sleep soundly, once again. That is if those pesky technologists don't cock up the works. They want to put on halos and to cast fractures. They'll probably want to put on any manner of off the shelf fracture braces, CAM walkers, who knows how far they'll go.
Stay tuned, it'll only get better.
Jim Fenton, CPO, LPO
It is my humble opinion, as a mere consumer, that the relatively new law is experiencing growing pains and defining interuptations of the law.However it is alsoexperiencing counter attacks and strategies to preserve turfs and attempts to pursue exceptions to it.
The gray area and complexities of interuptations of the law is one of reasons why the profession has not yet regulated in every state. Our regulation legislation is stroner than most of the five other states that have also adopted state regulation requirements.The law is not a cure all to all providers to be educated in their perspective fields but its better than what we had if the guidelines remain stringent and their interuptations or not improperly motivated based on eliminating competition in the marketplace.
Point is, the system thru the boards that oversee the interuptation of the law, will more properly define the intent of the law as questions are asked to those that would like to circumvent it and be made exceptions to it.
I for one believe the growing pains we are experiencing will generate a better assurances of quality care in the field of O&P.
My 2 cents,the O&P state board is doing a creditable job under the circumstance of providing the oversight and interuptation to a new and complicated law.
Tony Barr/ Honorary FAOP Member
----- Original Message -----
From: James Fenton
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 11:50 PM
Subject: [OANDP-L] Testoserone Wars
As Jacob recommended, I went to the minutes of the Florida Medical Board and read what happened, at their November 30, 2001 meeting. It is short and as usual misses the point altogether.
The minutes state: After much discussion, The Board Determined that medical assistants could assist, under the direct supervision, a physician in the fitting of orthotics in a medical office.
This determination was made in responce to a request for clarification from the Florida Orthopedic Society. The Board's attorney ( the former O&P board attorney) advised the F.O.S. to go to the legislature and get language in the law to clarify their position.
Points to ponder:
1. Seems to me that the Florida Medical Board just told the Florida Legislature to get stuffed! Apparantly, it can overrule legislation that adversly affects doctors. Then again, maybe it didn't overrule anything, maybe it just affirmed its long held authority to best determine the rightful actions of the doctors under its asupices. After all, they were here first.
2. The medical assistant can only assist, under direct supervision, the
3. What exactly, is a medical assistant?
4. By ruling (indirectly) that the physician can fit orthotics, were they meaning orthotics or orthoses? Or both? Or does it matter?
5. Is a DJ or Breg or (ad nausum) rep a medical assistant?
6. In a medical office, does fitting an orthotic include the measurements and can the assistant assist with the measurements? Does it have to be under direct supervision or can they assist without supervision?
Now, if all of those who are properly incensed by this blatant infringment on our ability to protect the public, from us and the doctors, will kindly open your wallets, we'll call our lobbyist to get this straightened out and the public ( and O&P) can sleep soundly, once again. That is if those pesky technologists don't cock up the works. They want to put on halos and to cast fractures. They'll probably want to put on any manner of off the shelf fracture braces, CAM walkers, who knows how far they'll go.
Stay tuned, it'll only get better.
Jim Fenton, CPO, LPO
Citation
Anthony T. Barr, “Re: Testoserone Wars,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218681.
