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Advocacy News(7/14/2009) - The NCOA Petitions the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation on the Proposed Need Determination for Demonstration Projects for Single Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Review the petition (PDF). Advocate for your profession!
Your involvement can take shape in many different forms: Become a Key ContactKey Contacts are a network of orthopaedists who can be relied upon to contact their legislators on important issues being debated in the General Assembly. By agreeing to become a Key Contact, we become partners. We will provide you with all the necessary background information, pertinent talking points, phone numbers, and addresses; you do the talking in your own way on the issues with which you feel most comfortable. Support ncoaPAC
It is critical that physicians financially support candidates for the General Assembly and Congress who truly understand the relevant issues affecting healthcare today. NCOAPAC allows us to express our support with one unified voice. The strength of NCOAPAC is vitally important during an election year because it helps us to elect candidates who fairly represent issues important to the medical community.
Doctor of the DayPhysicians are needed to volunteer to serve as the Doctor of the Day for each day of the legislative session. Under this program, NCOA and NC Medical Society members are asked to spend one day in Raleigh providing basic first-aid services to legislators, staff members, and visitors to the Legislative Building. More serious medical events are handled by local emergency medical personnel. All practice specialties are encouraged to participate. As the legislative physician, the Doctor of the Day will be introduced in both the House and Senate chambers, offered floor privileges, and given the opportunity to attend committee meetings and visit with their local legislators throughout the day. Volunteering your time to extend this valuable service to these men and women enhances the image of the medical profession. Physicians who have previously served as Doctor of the Day are welcome to return.
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