VA Bill of Right Reintroduced. Help Secure Cosponsors Today
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Title:
VA Bill of Right Reintroduced. Help Secure Cosponsors Today
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NAAOP
Date:
5/10/2017
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NAAOP is pleased to announce that the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of
Rights has been reintroduced in the 115th Congress as H.R. 2322! We thank
Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and several bipartisan cosponsors of the
legislation from North Carolina for their support for this important
legislation.
The Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is not new legislation. It
has been introduced in prior Congresses and even passed once in the House
but did not make it through the Senate before Congress adjourned. The bill
is designed to educate veterans with limb loss and other orthopedic injuries
of their right to quality prosthetic and orthotic care. The bill requires
the VA to prominently post a list of these rights in every VA
prosthetic/orthotic clinic in the country, and on the VA website, so that
veterans can become more aware of their rights and become their own best
advocate for their care.
Despite the best intentions of many VA officials, too many veterans
experience inconsistent care across the VA and are denied access to
appropriate technology, the practitioner of their choice, a second opinion
for prosthetic/orthotic prescription, and other safeguards. The Injured and
Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is designed to make O&P care provided under
the VA system more consistent, raise awareness of O&P standards across the
country, and empower veterans to ensure they receive quality care.
WE NEED YOUR HELP in attracting as many Congressional cosponsors as
possible. Please contact your Representative and ask them to cosponsor H.R.
2322, the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.
1. Go to the NAAOP Congressional Action Center
( <URL Redacted>. You will be
able to take the template letter, amend it if needed, and send it to your
Representative electronically.
2. Please call your Representative's office and ask them to cosponsor
H.R. 2322. To contact your Congressman, call your local district office or
dial the Capitol Switchboard in Washington, DC at 202-225-3121, provide your
zip code and you will be routed to your Representative.
Thank you for your support of NAAOP and the Injured and Amputee Veterans
Bill of Rights.
Please visit our website at: www.naaop.org
NAAOP
1501 M Street, NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-1700
e-mail: <Email Address Redacted>
(800) 622-6740
(202) 624-0064 Phone
(202) 785-1756 Fax
www.naaop.org
Rights has been reintroduced in the 115th Congress as H.R. 2322! We thank
Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and several bipartisan cosponsors of the
legislation from North Carolina for their support for this important
legislation.
The Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is not new legislation. It
has been introduced in prior Congresses and even passed once in the House
but did not make it through the Senate before Congress adjourned. The bill
is designed to educate veterans with limb loss and other orthopedic injuries
of their right to quality prosthetic and orthotic care. The bill requires
the VA to prominently post a list of these rights in every VA
prosthetic/orthotic clinic in the country, and on the VA website, so that
veterans can become more aware of their rights and become their own best
advocate for their care.
Despite the best intentions of many VA officials, too many veterans
experience inconsistent care across the VA and are denied access to
appropriate technology, the practitioner of their choice, a second opinion
for prosthetic/orthotic prescription, and other safeguards. The Injured and
Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is designed to make O&P care provided under
the VA system more consistent, raise awareness of O&P standards across the
country, and empower veterans to ensure they receive quality care.
WE NEED YOUR HELP in attracting as many Congressional cosponsors as
possible. Please contact your Representative and ask them to cosponsor H.R.
2322, the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.
1. Go to the NAAOP Congressional Action Center
( <URL Redacted>. You will be
able to take the template letter, amend it if needed, and send it to your
Representative electronically.
2. Please call your Representative's office and ask them to cosponsor
H.R. 2322. To contact your Congressman, call your local district office or
dial the Capitol Switchboard in Washington, DC at 202-225-3121, provide your
zip code and you will be routed to your Representative.
Thank you for your support of NAAOP and the Injured and Amputee Veterans
Bill of Rights.
Please visit our website at: www.naaop.org
NAAOP
1501 M Street, NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-1700
e-mail: <Email Address Redacted>
(800) 622-6740
(202) 624-0064 Phone
(202) 785-1756 Fax
www.naaop.org
Citation
NAAOP, “VA Bill of Right Reintroduced. Help Secure Cosponsors Today,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/254762.
