Fw: Re: [OANDP-L] BOC calling self CP

Fw: Re: [OANDP-L] BOC calling self CP

JAMES M MCCOY

4/23/2003

The following is a direct quote from pages 3 & 4 of the August 1985
AGREED FINAL JUDGEMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION ORDER issued by the
United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

IT IS ORDERED:

               1. BOC, by its directors, officers, agents, and
employees, and any person acting on the BOC's instruction, and any person
having knowledge of this Order, are permanently restrained from directly
or indirectly

               (a) using in connection with their business or profession
               (b) authorizing any person to use in the connection with
their business or profession, and
                (c) representing or holding out to the public that
persons who are credentialed by BOC or
who satisfy BOC's requirements are entitled to use the words and
designations Certified Orthotist, Certified Prosthetist and
Orthotist, C.O., and C.P.O. or any term confusingly similar to these
words and designations.
                2. Nothing herein shall prevent BOC from
                (i) using or authorizing any person to use, or
                (ii) representing or holding out to the public that
persons who are credentialed by BOC or
who satisfy BOC requirements are entitled to use
the designations Accredited (B.O.C.) Orthotist, A(B.O.C.)O,
Orthotist or Orth. and any term not confusingly similar to the words
and designations set out in paragraph 1 above.


James Mc Coy, C.P., L.P., FAAOP

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bob Brown < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:44:12 -0400
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] BOC calling self CP
Message-ID: < <Email Address Redacted> >

Joe:

Good effort, but technically the BOC can't even use the acronyms: BOCO,
BOCP or BOCPO (though many do). They are required to use BOC orthotist,
BOC Prosthetists or BOC orthotist prosthetist or BOC prosthetist
orthotist.

Ever seen any of these?

Bob Brown, Sr., CPO, FAAOP

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-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]On
Behalf Of Scott Williamson
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 10:06 AM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] BOC calling self CP

The ABC and the BOC have agreed in Federal court how certified
practitioners are to refer to themselves. ABC has the rights to the
designations CO, CP, CPO Certified Prosthetist, Certified Orthotist,
Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist, etc.

BOC Practitioners use the designations BOCO, BOCP, BOCPO or BOC
Prosthetist, etc.

You can file a complaint in writing by submitting evidence of the
unauthorized use of ABC designations to:

American Board for Certification
Misuse of Credential
330 John Carlyle Street, Ste 210
Alexandria, VA 22314

        -----Original Message-----
        From: Joe Harvey [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>]
        Sent: Thu 4/17/2003 10:53 PM
        To: <Email Address Redacted>
        Cc:
        Subject: [OANDP-L] BOC calling self CP



        There is a BOC business owner / orthotist in my area that is
signing his
        name in the hospital progress notes as a CP. Does the BOC
organization
        have any ethics about this fraudulent practice? Does ABC care
about it?
         If either does who do I contact because I will rat him out.

        Joe Harvey CP