The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) resigned from the O&P Alliance. BOC joined the Alliance in 2010.
The O&P Alliance was formed in 2006 by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics, and the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics to provide a unified voice for the O&P profession on issues impacting the quality of O&P care, qualifications of practitioners, coverage and reimbursement, and education and research.
“We recognize BOC’s past contributions and respect its decision to withdraw from the O&P Alliance as it seeks to resolve its matters with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),” AOPA said in announcement on behalf of the Alliance.
