Licensure
Warren Mays
Description
Collection
Title:
Licensure
Creator:
Warren Mays
Date:
4/12/2006
Text:
Dear List,
In Oregon, there are approximately 100 O and P practitioners. Our state
requires organizations have more than 450 members before they even consider
allowing licensure. My hunch is that if a group of angry amputees went
before the licensure committee, the committee would bypass the 450 member
regulation and allow licensure to pass. The question then becomes: how much
would it cost each practitioner in yearly dues to the state?
To get some idea of our potential individual costs, how much does it cost
each of you in Texas, Washington, Florida, and New Jersey in yearly dues?
Also, there has been some concern here in Oregon about the amount of time
our state organization must spend to maintain the licensure law, after the
fact. How much time do your state organizations spend per year in additional
work to oversee the licensure laws? (Or does the state take care of any and
all maintenance?)
Oregon does seem to be moving along in the area of parity. There is a
focused effort to make this happen here. I've heard some discouraging
remarks recently about parity. What has been the experience in Colorado?
Have reimbursements gone down as a result? Have there been any other
unforeseen ramifications of parity?
Thank You, in advance.
Warren R Mays, CPO
In Oregon, there are approximately 100 O and P practitioners. Our state
requires organizations have more than 450 members before they even consider
allowing licensure. My hunch is that if a group of angry amputees went
before the licensure committee, the committee would bypass the 450 member
regulation and allow licensure to pass. The question then becomes: how much
would it cost each practitioner in yearly dues to the state?
To get some idea of our potential individual costs, how much does it cost
each of you in Texas, Washington, Florida, and New Jersey in yearly dues?
Also, there has been some concern here in Oregon about the amount of time
our state organization must spend to maintain the licensure law, after the
fact. How much time do your state organizations spend per year in additional
work to oversee the licensure laws? (Or does the state take care of any and
all maintenance?)
Oregon does seem to be moving along in the area of parity. There is a
focused effort to make this happen here. I've heard some discouraging
remarks recently about parity. What has been the experience in Colorado?
Have reimbursements gone down as a result? Have there been any other
unforeseen ramifications of parity?
Thank You, in advance.
Warren R Mays, CPO
Citation
Warren Mays, “Licensure,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/226639.
