Lobby Day 101

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Lobby Day 101

• A quick, easy guide to a successful MPTA Lobby
  Day
• February 15, 2005

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Topics to be Covered

• Logistics
• Morning Rally
• Fitness Clinic
• Meeting with Legislators
• The Issues
• Follow-Up

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Logistics

• Date Tuesday, February 15th
• Location State Capitol Building, Jefferson City
• Time Promptly _at_ 900am-approx. 300pm
• What to bring Nametag, business cards
• Note There is not anyplace to store anything, so
  please leave valuables at home or locked in the
  car

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Logistics

• Parking-there are several pay lots and garages
  around the Capitol
• Carpooling is a great idea to save time and money

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Morning Rally

• 900am Sharp on the 1st floor of the Capitol
  Rotunda
• Agenda
• Introduction by myself
• Addresses by Senator Chuck Graham of Columbia and
  Representative Bob Behnen of Kirksville
• Address from MPTA President Chris Marsh
• Tips and motivation from MPTA Lobbyist John
  Bardgett
• QA

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Morning Rally

• PLEASE try to be on time. I know 900am is early
  for those of you traveling and I appreciate it
  very much. There will be some training involved
  at the Rally also and it makes the day much
  easier if everyone is there to learn. Plus, we
  are probably going to reach 300 participantshow
  impressive will that look if we are all there! I
  dont want to see any empty chairs!
• Bonus Well have a microphone this year too!

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Fitness Clinic

• 1000am-200pm on the 3rd floor of the Capitol
  Rotunda
• Will be run and staffed by MU PT programTHANK
  YOU!
• I still need 3-4 PTs in this arealet me know if
  you are interested
• Stations include blood pressure/heart rate,
  posture, balance, strength, body composition
  analysis
• Giveaways for individuals who complete fitness
  clinic

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Fitness Clinic

• This will kind of be our home baseif you need
  anything, this is where I will be
• Can come here if you have a break in your
  appointments and want to relieve fitness clinic
  volunteers

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Meeting with Legislators

• I know this is new to many of you, dont be
  intimidated!
• These are the people WE have elected and we have
  every right to their time to educate them about
  our profession.
• When we visit with the legislators, WE are the
  experts, so be prepared to ask questions.

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Meeting with Legislators

• You will be in a group of at least 2-3 people, a
  mix of licensed PTs/PTAs and students
• Appointments will be one of the following
• Specific time-go there at that time
• Drop-in-stop by the office and legislative aid
  will take you to the legislator or meet with you
• Open-may just need to drop off information and
  gift

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Meeting with Legislators

• What you will be giving them
• Brochure from APTA entitled Take a Look at
  Todays Physical Therapist
• For Your Health magazine featuring Jessica
  Lynch and her PT
• Handout on POPTS
• Notepad folio with MPTA logo
• Your business card and/or contact information
  should they have questions

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Meeting with LegislatorsAnatomy of Legislative
Meeting

• Before the meeting-meet with your group to review
  talking points and what each person will say
• Briefly introduce yourself to the legislator, if
  you are from their district, make sure they know
  that, otherwise state your connection with the
  issue (faculty, student, private practice owner,
  etc.)

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Meeting with LegislatorsAnatomy of Legislative
Meeting

• Local stories-discuss how issues may affect your
  patients, practice, community
• The request-what do you want them to do?
• After the meeting-fill out legislator report form
  and return to Angie Connell or Carol Kemna
• Send thank you note

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The Issues

• POPTS
• Laser
• First Steps

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The Issues-POPTS

• House Bill 109-Patient Referrals Sponsor Schaaf
• This bill requires physicians who have a
  financial interest in entities providing physical
  therapy services to provide a written disclosure
  of that fact to their patients and inform them
  that they may obtain a prescription for physical
  therapy services elsewhere. All disclosures must
  be signed by the patient and kept as part of
  their medical record.

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The Issues-POPTS

• HB109-Basically repeals current POPTS legislation
  that prohibits physicians from owning physical
  therapy services
• WE ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS BILL!
• POPTS-Physician owned physical therapy services
• Current status referred to Professional
  Registration and Licensing Committee on 1/27/05
  (Wouldnt it be fun if the hearing was 2/15/05??
  300 people opposed to it!)

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The Issues-POPTS

• Professional Registration and Licensing
  Committeetake note if these are your
  legislators!
• Bob Behnen, Chair, Jay Wasson, Vice-Chair, Bob
  Dixon, Curt Dougherty, Fred Kratky, Sam Page, Dr.
  Charles Portwood, Marilyn Reustman, Robert Schaaf
  (introduced the bill), Sue Schoeml, Wes Shoemyer,
  Jody Stefanick, Mike Sutherland, Steven Tilley,
  Don Wells, Patricia Yaeger

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The Issues-Laser

• HB 175 sponsored by Rep. Schaaf (R St.
  Joseph) establishes criteria for delegating
  procedures involving lasers, pulsed light, and
  radio and microwaves to persons who are not
  physicians. This bill has been referred to the
  House Professional Registration Committee
• States it is okay to perform these services if
  delegated by physician, but physician must be on
  site
• Relevance to PT Wound Care

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The Issues-First Steps

• The First Steps program in the Department of
  Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is cut
  by 23,128,634 for FY '06 although there is a 6
  million supplemental for FY '05 for the program.
  The Federal Government will not allow the program
  to be eliminated in the middle of the fiscal
  year, but if Governor Blunts recommendations are
  passed, it will be eliminated at the end of this
  fiscal year.
• Relevance Loss of early intervention services
  for children

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Follow-Up

• Fill out state legislator visit report form and
  return to Angie
• Send thank you note-envelop and postage provided

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Questions

• Resources
• www.apta.org
• www.mopt.org
• www.missouri.gov
• Call or email me if you need ANYTHING!
• Angie Connell
• 573-441-8455
• angelaheaton_at_yahoo.com

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• See you on the 15th!
• I cant wait to meet everyone!