NAAOP Testifies on Capitol Hill Today
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NAAOP Testifies on Capitol Hill Today
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NAAOP
Date:
7/16/2008
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NAAOP Testifies on Capitol Hill Today
Today, Tom Guth, C.P., President of NAAOP, testified on Capitol Hill before
the House Small Business Committee on the issue of how small private O&P
practices serve the prosthetic and orthotic needs of veterans in this
country. The hearing is intended to spotlight the critical role that private
businesses play in service to our nation's veterans with amputations and
neuro-musculo-skeletal injuries and disabilties, whether or not these
injuries are service-connected.
NAAOP's testimony will focus on its support for passage of H.R. 5730, the
Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights. This bill, recently introduced
by Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs
Committee, would require the VA to post a list of rights in every VA
prosthetic clinic, clearly establishing a series of expectations that every
veteran will understand with respect to their orthotic and prosthetic care.
The intent of this Bill of Rights is to make all veterans aware that they
have certain rights in the care of their injuries, including the right to
access the latest and most appropriate technology and the right to have
access to the private practitioner of their choice, to name a few.
The hearing today will also feature testimony from Fred Downs, Chief of the
VA's Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Division, as well as Jim Rogers, C.P.O.,
speaking on behalf of the Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, and Dennis
Clark, who has been closely involved with prosthetic care provided by Walter
Reed Army Medical Center.
www.naaop.org
Today, Tom Guth, C.P., President of NAAOP, testified on Capitol Hill before
the House Small Business Committee on the issue of how small private O&P
practices serve the prosthetic and orthotic needs of veterans in this
country. The hearing is intended to spotlight the critical role that private
businesses play in service to our nation's veterans with amputations and
neuro-musculo-skeletal injuries and disabilties, whether or not these
injuries are service-connected.
NAAOP's testimony will focus on its support for passage of H.R. 5730, the
Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights. This bill, recently introduced
by Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs
Committee, would require the VA to post a list of rights in every VA
prosthetic clinic, clearly establishing a series of expectations that every
veteran will understand with respect to their orthotic and prosthetic care.
The intent of this Bill of Rights is to make all veterans aware that they
have certain rights in the care of their injuries, including the right to
access the latest and most appropriate technology and the right to have
access to the private practitioner of their choice, to name a few.
The hearing today will also feature testimony from Fred Downs, Chief of the
VA's Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Division, as well as Jim Rogers, C.P.O.,
speaking on behalf of the Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, and Dennis
Clark, who has been closely involved with prosthetic care provided by Walter
Reed Army Medical Center.
www.naaop.org
Citation
NAAOP, “NAAOP Testifies on Capitol Hill Today,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 8, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/229585.
