ArmyVetDude Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 If you are in the " PA Clinical Discussion" on facebook check out the latest post on OTP. I am so glad that Mr. Mittman was elected as the new AAPA president since he is 100 percent on board withthe OTP movement. He wants us to practice without depending on others and be able to open our clinics without any administrative issues. Awesome. Our future is looking bright. This OTP dominoe needs to start falling fast!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 He has our best interest at stake. But he does not take the reins until July 2019, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Correct. He is currently president elect. Jonathan Sobel is the current president and is also very pro OTP and title change. We have some forward looking leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyVetDude Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 ND might be the first state to pass this. Good for them. Personally, I believe that all states should allow primary care clinics with experienced PA's have no supervisory or collaborative physician requirements. ALL Family med clinics should not require physician supervision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 ND is looking good. Wisconsin is getting closer too. This is going to happen thanks to a lot of hard work by a lot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_PA Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, sas5814 said: ND is looking good. Wisconsin is getting closer too. This is going to happen thanks to a lot of hard work by a lot of people. What do you guys use to get this kind of information? Any news on California? (It's a long shot, but I am desperate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I am on several forums regarding PAs and I'm on the BOD of PAFT so I try to stay pretty plugged in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paula Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 As one who is active in the Wisconsin effort for OTP. We have hit a roadblock with OTP and the hospital association. They will oppose us if we don't put some type of language in our bill that states PAs are still supervised so that CMS rules are not violated and putting them at risk for not getting reimbursed for PA services. CMS rules specifically states PAs must be under supervision of a physician. NPs do not have that rule...……. WHA does not like the term collaboration. They were apparently writing their own legislation to control PAs and NPs and to align both professions and looks like they are trying to get the legislature to change NPs rules..... (to be more like supervision rules of PAs) or so we think. We are working on it. AAPA is working on it and we hope to have a resolution after AAPA's meeting with CMS at the end of this month. We have enlisted the help of PA leaders who are in large organizations to have them start the networking of what the real motivation is of he WHA and to education the physicians on the WHA board. We could only communicate with WHA via their lobbyist, attorney and VP. No access yet to the actual legislation committee. They have lots of unearned power in my opinion. I am jaded and tired. We area in the process of engaging a well known health care attorney to review our legislation. We will take donations to our PAC fund too. You can log onto our website and find the links for donating. We all know how S L O W government is to make any common sense decisions and hands are tied at each level of bureaucracy so I am calling out each PA to put out their supplications and prayers for mountains to be moved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Medicaid doesn't mandate supervision unless your state writes that into their rules. Medicare won't pay for "PA services" but there was legislation pending to make us directly reimbursable. I don't know where that is. Word of your work is getting spread far and wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hope2PA Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 5 hours ago, sas5814 said: Medicaid doesn't mandate supervision unless your state writes that into their rules. Medicare won't pay for "PA services" but there was legislation pending to make us directly reimbursable. I don't know where that is. Word of your work is getting spread far and wide. The last action on this bill HR 5506 was 04/19/2018, Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Action By: Committee on Ways and Means If you want to help it pass Please contact the Subcommittee Members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surgblumm Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 At the present moment Jonathan Sobel has the reins and is also totally on board. Dave was one of the originators of OTP and has always been on the cutting edge and sometimes had to suffer persecution for it but he is from NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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