2018 Meetings

 

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Advancement of Oriental Medicine in Alabama Has Invited you to a Meeting

When: May 8th 7P

also May 22 7P

(check back for future call in details)

Annual in person meeting – Tuscaloosa June 24th @ The Gateway

2614 University Blvd East Tuscaloosa 2pm
Date and Time:
04/17/2018 07:00 PM – (Central Time)
Duration:
45 minutes

Audio:
Dial-in Number:
United States  (712) 451-0200
Access Code:
763865
International Dial-in Numbers:

Online Meeting:

Screen Sharing / Video
Online Meeting Link:
Notes:
As you may know, Alabama is now one of only 3 states, not yet licensing professional Acupuncturists, limiting our ability to fully practice our medicine. The call will be 45 minutes. We are determining if there is enough volunteer effort to move our profession foward by changing the laws in Alabama.
Instructions:
At the scheduled date and time of the meeting, dial in to the conference line. When prompted, enter the access code followed by hash (#).
To join the online meeting, click on the meeting link listed above and follow the prompts to join the meeting.
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AOMA Phone Conference Points of Discussion 3/22/17

 Present for the call:
Sarita Elizabeth Cox
Ashley Lundy
David (Attorney & wife is in Acu school)
Drew Hendengier from CO
Katherine Klose
Stephen Zhao
*47 States are now licensed:
          *Why do we want Alabama Licensed?
               -protect ourselves and the practices we have built
          *Reason’s they will want us…
               -access to medical care
               -safety
          *Reason’s other states want this to move forward..
               ~to have a national movement and support for the field
The Southern Poverty Law Center passed all requests to Andrew “Andy” Yerby (sp) (Senior Policy Counsel)  at The AL Policy Institute-an avenue that may be of help in the future.
*Do we have the support to move forward with legislation in 2018?
          *Insurance isn’t paying directly for Acupuncture because we will have to push for that politically after or in conjunction with license.
          *Coalition of State Associations which now may be called Council of Coalition of States (**Drew, look into this**)
*Idea’s moving forward:
          *Divide Legislative Areas- each person blankets their representatives and area (or neighboring area) so that we are sharing the responsibility of contacting government            officials
          *Hire a lobbyist ($35-54,000 yr)
          *NFIB- we have been paying $195/yr to have a point of contact with them. We have yet to use it but would like to renew for the possibility of using it moving forward.
          *Automatic Fax App- sends fax’s to different legislators office (**David, look into this**)
          *Statewide Petition- both Dr. and Patient
**IMPORTANT DATES**
* June 2017 – Next Phone Conference
* September 2017 – In person meeting
          ~Elect Board Positions and/or create committees (create descriptions of positions/committees)
Organizer: AOMA
Subject: AOMA annual phone conference
Date and Time 03/22/2017 7:00 PM US/Central (GMT-0600)
1. Dial In to the Conference (United States): (712) 451-0200
Access Code: 763865
2. Join Online Meeting:
Online Meeting ID: drsaritacox1
Notes:
Please join us to determine if we have enough interest and hands on support to introduce legislation for an acupuncture practice act in 2018. We would appreciate 30-45 minutes of your time and input. Also, please consider renewing your membership online at:
(page may need updated but all payments will be valid for 2017 membership)
Instructions:
At the scheduled date and time of the meeting, dial in to the conference line.  When prompted, enter the access code followed by hash (#). To join the online meeting, click the online meeting link and follow the prompts.