CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE
April 15, 2021
NAAOP and Range of Motion Project celebrate Limb Loss Awareness Month
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NAAOP is proud to partner with the Range of Motion Project (ROMP) for Limb Loss Awareness Month as part of their national component collection drive. Launching in April, and continuing throughout this spring, ROMP is collecting new and gently used prosthetic components from clinics, manufacturers, and individuals throughout the United States to ensure ROMP’s clinics in Guatemala and Ecuador can continue to provide high-quality prosthetic care to access-limited people with amputation. This is part of ROMP’s Components for a … read more
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Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), GT Thompson (R-PA), GK Butterfield (D-NC), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) have re-introduced the bipartisan Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act (H.R 1990). NAAOP strongly supports this legislation along with the organization that took the lead on introduction of this legislation, AOPA, as well as the other members of the O&P Alliance. The bill is identical to the House version of the bill (H.R. 5262) introduced last year, which means we can build on the awareness … read more
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The Alliance Subcommittee on Sexual Harassment has worked hard to combat sexual harassment in the O&P field. We are eager to hear your feedback as we plan our programs for 2021. Please click here and participate in the short survey that should take less than 5 minutes to complete
