| Legislative Alert! |
| Support Senate Bill 1705 (Burton) |
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Step 1: Call now! Look in the front of your phone book under "Governmrnt Officials." Find your Senator. Then call and ask their staff to register your support for SB 1705. Ask if they have taken a position on the bill. |
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Step 2: Write a letter of support to Senator Burton on your office letterhead. |
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Step 3: Encourage your association to support SB 1705. |
| Your support is key to getting this bill passed through the Senate Floor! |
| SB 1705 - Status |
| Introduced by Senator John Burton | |
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| April 10 | ||
| May 6 | Withdrawn | |
| May 6 | Senate Appropriations Committee | Consent File |
| May 9 ? | Senate Floor | |
| How to address and send your letter: |
| April 1, 2002 |
| The Honorable (your senator) |
| State Capitol, Room xxxx |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Re: SB 1705 (Burton) - Support |
| Dear Senator: |
| You will be asked to vote on SB 1705 soon. I would like to register my support for SB 1705, and request the support of your committee on this important bil. |
| SB-1705, would provide that California Licensed Acupuncturists, who have completed additional education, as specified and approved by the Industiral Medical Council, and who have taken the IMC exam for Qualified Medical Evaluators in Workers Compensation, would be able to perform disability evaluations, just as other providers are allowed, within our legal scope of practice as specified in Labor Code 3209.3(a). We understand that all current Acupuncturist QMEs would be required to take additional education and retake the exam to continue to participate as QMEs. |
| The present limitation on Acupuncturist QMEs has caused significant logistical problems and delays for injured workers seeking to obtain their rightful second opinion for closing out their work-related injury claims, in addition to the added costs for a duplicate second opinion by another QME for disability issues. This bill would solve that problem by allowed Acupuncturist QMEs to complete their reviews without getting a third opinion. |
| Please support and pass this legislation. |
| Sincerely, |
| Pat Acupuncturist |
| cc: Senator John Burton (author) |
| Council of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Associations |
Mail and/or fax to: your Senator (see your phone book)
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| Legislative Alert! |
| Assembly Bill 1943 (Chu) |
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Step 1: Call now! Look in the front of your phone book under "Governmrnt Officials." Find your Assembly Member. Then call and ask their staff to register your support for AB 1943! Ask if they have taken a position on the bill. |
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Step 2: Write a letter of support to Judy Chu on your office letterhead. |
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Step 3: Testify at the next hearing in the Senate Business and Professions Committee (date unknown) |
| Your support is key to getting this bill passed through the Assembly Floor! |
| AB 1943 - Status |
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| April 16 | ||
| April 23 | Assembly Health Committee | |
| May 15? | Consent File | |
| May 20? | Assembly Floor | Vote |
| Sample Support Letter - April 23, 2002 |
| The Honorable Judy Chu |
| State Capitol, Room 5126 |
| Sacramento, CA 95814 |
| Re: AB 1943 (Chu) - Acupuncturist Education - Support as Amended |
| Dear Assembly Member Chu: |
| I support Assembly Bill 1943, because it will require standardized acupuncture and oriental medicine training programs. Too many of our schools are requiring hundred of extra hours of widely varying classes in order to graduate. I am very concerned that they are becoming "diploma mills," instead of preparing students to enter the real world of health care. I want to feel comfortable when I refer a patient to another acupuncturist, knowing that they will receive a similar level of care that they would receive at my office. |
| Assembly Bill 1943 will: |
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Set education standard for licensed acupuncturists to 3,000 hours for students entering after January 1, 2004. |
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State Legislative intent to raise education standard for licensed acupuncturists to 4,000 hours by 2010. |
| Please support this important legislation to help student consumers of education and patient consumer of medical care. |
| Sincerely, |
| Pat Acupuncturist |
| Fax to: (800) 388-2928 - CAOMA |