We have a lot going on this spring at AOMAM and are excited to announce not only this years legislative efforts, but the current line up for spring and summer events, classes and updates to our website!
June 14th ~ CEU Workshop & Panel Discussion and General Membership Meeting:
Save the date for our next CEU workshop!
We will have an expert panel discussion with practitioners who have successfully found ways to integrate insurance billing into their clinic practice and will share their framework for billing and other best practices.
Featuring:
1. Cassandra Roberson - Shakti Clinic of Oriental Medicine
2. Julie McCormick – Selby Acupuncture
3. Nicholas Zimet - Nicholas Zimet Acupuncture
Eventbrite registration soon to come…
General Membership Meeting Topics:
We are looking to host a general membership meeting from 1:00 - 2:00pm following the CEU panel discussion. Food and beverages will be provided!
- Association name change discussion to move away from the term "Oriental" and to follow national trends in our profession.
- Student membership rate change for NWHSU's enrollment incentive
- Discuss budget to join national CSA
- Overall PR campaign objectives and topics
- Media needs
- Committee needs and recruitment
- Participation in Red Ribbon Ride, July 19th in St. Paul
Legislative Updates:
The bills we have been working on this session have all officially ended. They were referred to subcommittees or held over for consideration or just didn’t get heard by committee.
- The House File 211 authored by Rep Kiel from Crookston, actually made it along the furthest. It made it to the House of Representatives Health and Human Services Finance Committee meeting on April 8th only to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Health and Human Services Omnibus Bill (H.F. 1638) It was not included in later hearings.
- The other bill that made it to committee hearing were HF 377 and SF 809, the tax deduction for charity care bills. It did not make it past the committees.
- The Insurance Mandate bill requiring coverage, HF 1264 and SF 1309, did not make it to committee hearings despite many acupuncturists calling, emailing and meetings with key legislators.
Save the Date!
Aaron Schindler will be giving a more detailed legislative presentation at Northwestern Health Science University on May 19th for the Coffee Chat Group for the CAOM Alumni Association at noon.
In addition we at AOMAM have been meeting with the Department of Human Services (DHS) with the purpose to bring them into compliance with the statute Rep. Abeler passed a couple years ago to pay for all acupuncture services according to their scope.
We believe there will be a series of meeting as the DHS staff are not fully informed as to the scope of what the statute covers. We will lead them thru the conditions and treatments.
How You Can Help!
We need to provide evidence-based research for specific conditions to the DHS, including:
1. Nausea, Vomit, GI and stomach upsets
Join us at the next DHS meeting!
We welcome our members who are available to attend the next DHS meeting to send an email to legislative@aomam.org.
Commitment will be a couple of hours of identifying and organizing research to be presented to DHS for them to review at the June meeting. (Date/time has yet to be determined).
Summer Volunteer Events:
MS150 Acupuncture Booth – June 13th
It's time! Aimee Van Ostrand and Sara Erdman are officially taking volunteer registrations and would LOVE to have everyone back again!
Sign up online http://goo.gl/forms/XuPTBklKkZ
Stay tuned for ways to get involved, connect and enjoy the summer with upcoming summer events:
New Website Launch:
We are excited to announce our new AOMAM website this spring!
Soon it will have a new look and feel including a page to feature our MN acupuncturists, what they specialize and post announcements such as the MS150 Acupuncture tent, Stephanie Hyllas meeting with her Senator, or Margaret Landry’s radio show.
Also, the new website will no longer require members to login.
Same web address, aomam.org, just a new format. Interested in posting a news update? Email us at admin@aomam.org
