Fw: Re: [OANDP-L] ABC/BOC Merger

Fw: Re: [OANDP-L] ABC/BOC Merger

JAMES M MCCOY

3/9/2004

Tony,

After I sent the e-mail below, I realized I had made an error regarding
the date of the National Conference on O & P Licensure. I believe it was
in May 1995 (not 1994). I had another thought regarding this. I believe
this would be an excellent time to have a second National Conference on O
& P Licensure. In light of this weeks events,I suspect it would be very
helpful.

James Mc Coy, C.P., L.P., FAAOP ( I earned those credentials the old
fashioned way. They are still significant to me)

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: JAMES M MCCOY < <Email Address Redacted> >
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Cc: <Email Address Redacted>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 21:01:30 -0600
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] ABC/BOC Merger

Tony,

I plan to comment more on this matter after I've had more time to digest
it. The alphabet soup wars resulted have resulted in Armageddon as the
USA (ABC) and Russia/China (BOC) both launched there ICBMs and rendered
each other insignificant. It really doesn't matter anymore. It should be
clear now to everyone that ABC/BOC/EFG/XYZ are no longer significant to
anyone outside of the O & P profession (industry?); and that the only
significant O & P credentials are L.P., L.O., & L.P.O. I've been waiting
to read your e-mail regarding this, and I have been disappointed you
haven't stated this fact (FOR GAZILLIONTH TIME) more strongly. You have
correctly quoted Mr. Lamb's comments regarding this matter, but sometimes
people need be hit over the head in order to grasp it. Case in point. In
May 1994, as president of the Texas Association of Orthotists and
Prosthetists, I attended the National Conference on O&P licensure in
Atlanta, GA. At that time Texas was making its first attempt at licensure
for O & P. I was asked to comment on what was incorrectly thought to be
the impending success of O & P licensure in Texas. I informed the
conference attendees that one of the primary reasons we were pursuing
licensure was that we had received a very rude awakening from a judge who
threw us (O & P) out of a lawsuit to prevent chiropractors from expanding
their scope of practice to include O & P. The judge said we had no legal
standing because anyone could legally provide O & P. I stated very
clearly to the conference attendees that without legal standing
(licensure), any other licensed health profession could legally expand
their scope of practice which could then legally prohibit everyone else
including those currently providing O & P. My comments were quickly
dismissed as unrealistic by AOPA's legal counsel (I've forgotten her
name).

Well, here we are ten years later and my comments appear to be coming
true as we fight amongst ourselves and the PT's move forward with their
encroachment.

On a lighter topic, I have to admonish you for equating the Mc Coy name
with BOC!!!!!!!!!!!

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