March/April, 2017 Volume L, NO. 14
Empire State Physical
Therapy
The O fficia l N e ws l et t e r o f t h e Ne w York Phy si cal The rapy A ssoci at io n , In c. oB
IN THIS ISSUE 2017 Lobby Day Cover Story (pages 1, 3)
Get Involved! President’s Letter (page 2, 8)
CSM: Leaders' Session Recap (page 4)
Ethics Committee: Overview of Organization & Procedures (page 5-6)
Membership Committee: Retention & Engagement Strategies (page 7)
2017 Chapter Conference (page 8)
NYPTA Member Spotlight: Dolores Montero, PT, DPT, GCS (page 9-10)
2017 Winter BOD Report (page 11)
2017 NYPTA Delegate Assembly (page 11)
Call for Poster and Platform Abstracts
From left to right, Jake McPherson, Mike Mattia, former Assemblywoman Michele Shimmel and Tracy Sawyer
2017 Lobby Day...Join up, Join in, Join us! Greetings fellow members! The 2017 New York Legislative Session is officially underway and our legislative team has been gearing up for its start. Each winter and spring we recruit sponsors who will introduce our priority bills into the legislature. We then look for support from our members, and track the progress of our bills as we approach the main event each year – LOBBY DAY taking place on April 25, 2017! I am excited for this opportunity to start building energy and support for our legislative activities happening over the next few months. Lobby Day 2016 was one of our most successful lobbying events in several years. We achieved co-sponsorship of our copay bill by more than 50% of the New York State Assembly for the first time, and had our DPT Title Protection bill passed in the Senate. Our bill related to the physical therapist assistant and the Workers’ Compensation system passed both the Senate and Assembly before unfortunately being vetoed by the Governor during the last possible hours of the 2016 legislative session. Lobby Day 2016 was also one of most well received advocacy events by the chapter in some time. The feedback obtained by members and
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