CALL TO ACTION - Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights
NAAOP
Description
Collection
Title:
CALL TO ACTION - Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights
Creator:
NAAOP
Date:
10/13/2010
Text:
NAAOP, and injured and amputee veterans across the country, need your help!
On September 29th, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced its
opposition to H.R. 5428, the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.
This comes as a surprise as the VA supported a similar bill in the 110th
Congress in the summer of 2008. We need your help to illustrate why H.R.
5428 needs to become law this year.
PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND CONTACT ONE OR TWO OF YOUR VA PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD
PROBLEMS WITH THE ORTHOTIC OR PROSTHETIC CARE PROVIDED BY THE VA AND ASK
THEM TO WRITE TO NAAOP TODAY WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE! IT IS CRITICAL THAT THEY
EXPLAIN HOW THE BILL OF RIGHTS WOULD HAVE MADE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE VA
A BETTER ONE. NAAOP WILL PACKAGE ALL THE LETTERS TOGETHER AND PRESENT THEM
TO CONGRESS TO DEMONSTRATE WHY THE VA BILL OF RIGHTS MUST BE PASSED NOW.
The Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (H.R. 5428) is federal
legislation that seeks to ensure that veterans know their rights about their
orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) care. The bill would mandate that all VA O&P
clinics post a written list of rights that all veterans have, including the
right to:
.. Access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care;
.. The most appropriate technology and best qualified practitioners;
.. Select the practitioner that best meets their O&P needs, whether or not
that practitioner is an employee of the VA, a private VA contractor, or a
private practitioner with specialized expertise;
.. Continuity of care in the transition from the Department of Defense health
program to the VA health system, including comparable O&P benefits;
.. Consistent and comparable services and technology across the country;
.. Timely and efficient O&P care, including speedy authorizations;
.. A second opinion for O&P treatment options; and
.. A primary orthosis/prosthesis and a functional spare.
NAAOP is proud that Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House
Veterans Affairs Committee, recently reintroduced H.R. 5428. Your active
involvement is critical to help him pass this bill.
NAAOP urges all O&P providers to contact their VA patients who have had
difficult experiences with the VA meeting their O&P needs. Urge them to
document their story, tell how the rights listed above would have helped
them if this legislation were already in place, and state their support for
immediate enactment of the Injury and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.
SEND ALL LETTERS TO: NAAOP Attn: Peter W. Thomas, General Counsel 1501 M
Street, N.W., 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005-1700
You can also scan your letter and email it to <Email Address Redacted> or fax it to
202-785-1756 If you have questions please call 800-622-6740
Visit our website:
<URL Redacted>
On September 29th, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced its
opposition to H.R. 5428, the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.
This comes as a surprise as the VA supported a similar bill in the 110th
Congress in the summer of 2008. We need your help to illustrate why H.R.
5428 needs to become law this year.
PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND CONTACT ONE OR TWO OF YOUR VA PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD
PROBLEMS WITH THE ORTHOTIC OR PROSTHETIC CARE PROVIDED BY THE VA AND ASK
THEM TO WRITE TO NAAOP TODAY WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE! IT IS CRITICAL THAT THEY
EXPLAIN HOW THE BILL OF RIGHTS WOULD HAVE MADE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE VA
A BETTER ONE. NAAOP WILL PACKAGE ALL THE LETTERS TOGETHER AND PRESENT THEM
TO CONGRESS TO DEMONSTRATE WHY THE VA BILL OF RIGHTS MUST BE PASSED NOW.
The Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights (H.R. 5428) is federal
legislation that seeks to ensure that veterans know their rights about their
orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) care. The bill would mandate that all VA O&P
clinics post a written list of rights that all veterans have, including the
right to:
.. Access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care;
.. The most appropriate technology and best qualified practitioners;
.. Select the practitioner that best meets their O&P needs, whether or not
that practitioner is an employee of the VA, a private VA contractor, or a
private practitioner with specialized expertise;
.. Continuity of care in the transition from the Department of Defense health
program to the VA health system, including comparable O&P benefits;
.. Consistent and comparable services and technology across the country;
.. Timely and efficient O&P care, including speedy authorizations;
.. A second opinion for O&P treatment options; and
.. A primary orthosis/prosthesis and a functional spare.
NAAOP is proud that Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House
Veterans Affairs Committee, recently reintroduced H.R. 5428. Your active
involvement is critical to help him pass this bill.
NAAOP urges all O&P providers to contact their VA patients who have had
difficult experiences with the VA meeting their O&P needs. Urge them to
document their story, tell how the rights listed above would have helped
them if this legislation were already in place, and state their support for
immediate enactment of the Injury and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.
SEND ALL LETTERS TO: NAAOP Attn: Peter W. Thomas, General Counsel 1501 M
Street, N.W., 7th Floor Washington, DC 20005-1700
You can also scan your letter and email it to <Email Address Redacted> or fax it to
202-785-1756 If you have questions please call 800-622-6740
Visit our website:
<URL Redacted>
Citation
NAAOP, “CALL TO ACTION - Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/231878.
