Re: Fw: AOPA, NOMA, and Stock & Bills/US POLITICS

Re: Fw: AOPA, NOMA, and Stock & Bills/US POLITICS

Anthony T. Barr

4/23/2002

Thanks for the response and AOPA membership quidelines Jeff.
I appreciate the timely reply.

Would you know if there are any current members of AOPA whom are also Academy members i.e. indivisuals,/principals of AOPA memberships. I realize Academy members are indiviusals and AOPA members are institutions,manufacturers,suppliers,affiiate members,etc. but I was curious if many of the principals of AOPA's 1400 members are also Academy members? Are there any non profit organizations or instutions that have any of the below described educational/research memberships in AOPA?

Regarding my possible AOPA membership inquirey, since, as you know the Barr Foundation does help provide prosthetic care (about $200K in reimbursement to USA qualified (licensed or certified )sponsoring practitioners annually ) to amputees whom have no other financial resources ,do you think our organization would qualify under the affliate membership catergory?

If not, are those 40 hour optional BOC certification courses to deliver comprhensive O&P services still available in most of the unregulated states for me to possibly obtain certification credentials and then make me eligible to join AOPA ?
Thank you,
Tony
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  AOPA Membership
  Categories
  (Eligibility, Types & Dues)
  Membership Eligibility
  Eligibility for membership in the Association is limited to:
  · firms, corporations, institutions or other organizations principally engaged in providing orthotic and/or prosthetic care to patients;
  · firms, corporations, institutions or other organizations whose principal endeavor in the orthotic prosthetic field is the performance of research or providing formal education; and
  · firms whose business is the manufacture and/or sale of materials, components, tools, or equipment used in fabricating orthoses and/or prostheses or providing services related to O&P patient care facilities.
  Types of Membership
  · Company Membership
  Any eligible firm principally engaged in providing orthotic and/or prosthetic care to patients shall be eligible as a Company Member if such eligible firm employs a practitioner certified by and in good standing with the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc. (ABC), the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC), or the Board for Certification in Pedorthics (BCP), or employs a practitioner licensed by the state in which the facility operates.
  · Educational and Research Membership
  Any program engaged in performing research and/or providing formal education in orthotics and/or prosthetics may apply for membership.
  · Supplier Membership
  Any eligible firm principally engaged in the manufacture or sale of materials, components, tools or equipment used in fabricating orthoses or prostheses, or in providing O&P services can qualify for supplier membership.
  · Affiliate Membership
  Any branch or subsidiary of the above mentioned membership categories.