Ron and Floridians;
Congratulations, & Thank you!! You are paving roads we all can follow.
Gary
At 10:00 PM 4/30/98 EDT, RGing1 wrote:
> The FAOP and their lobbying firm have done it again ! Today the
senate passed
>a bill which includes funding of OandP for medicaid eligible ADULTS over
>21years of age.The bill which carries $ 4 1/2 Million dollars for o and p was
>sent to Governor Chiles for his approval. The Govenor is supportive of this
>increase and is expected to sign it into law sometime in the next two weeks.
> Enough can not be said about Pat Oconnell’s hard work and
dedication . The
>accomplishments and success of the FAOP is directly linked to our presence in
>Tallahassee and the hard work of our leadership and members. In two short
>years we have taken our profession from virtually an unknown and have passed
>the most comprehensive licensure bill in the country to protect the citizens
>of this state. Additionally we have successfully lobbied the medicaid
>department and they have dropped the surity bond requirement for licensed O
>and P facility owners , recognizing the accountability that licensing brings
>to a profession.The Governor last year recogized the importance of Orthotists
>and Prosthetists in the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities by
>proclaiming April 6 th thru 10th as Orthotists and Prosthetists week and now
>we have restored funding to medicaid eligible adults for Orthotics and
>Prosthetic devices fullfilling our mission by advocationg for the citizens who
>use our services. I am so very proud to have been a part of these works along
>with so many others .You all should be proud. We cannot stop here and we must
>continue to fund the FAOP lobbying efforts into the future. We have come a
>long way but there is more to do.
>Talk to you soon
>Ron G
>
>
Gary A. Lamb C.O.
Certified Orthotist
Abilene, Texas
USA
