ATTENTION ALL CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHAB PROGRAMS!! 

THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION FROM AACVPR.  WE NEED EVERYONE  TO CONTACT YOUR SENATORS TO ASK FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF S. 382. 

Please go to News / Events tab.  Pull up "Call to Action:  Senate Bill 382."

  WE NEED EVERYONE’S SUPPORT (NOT JUST MEMBERS).

AACVPR requests that cardiopulmonary rehab professionals, referring physicians, hospital administrators IMMEDIATELY contact their U.S. Senators to urge them to Co-sponsor a bill that will correct the unintended legislative language which restricts physician supervision of cardiac and pulmonary rehab programs by nurse practitioners, physician assistants and clinical nurse practitioners.

S.382 was co-introduced by Senators Schumer (D-NY) and Crapo (R-ID) on February 26, 2013.

This bill is NO COST because supervision of cardiac and pulmonary rehab is not billable to Medicare.

This bill is NON PARTISAN. Access to care for Medicare beneficiaries is not a Republican or Democratic issue.

This bill CORRECTS THE BLOCK TO ACCESS TO CARE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES for services they have a right to receive under public law 110-275.

SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS TO Send E-MAIL or FAXES

SEND E-MAILS TO BOTH U.S. SENATORS FROM YOUR STATE (MO OR KS)

FAX THE ATTACHED LETTER TO BOTH U.S. SENATORS' OFFICES.

template for senator letter

COPY the attached letter template; ADD the senator's name and your signature, PRINT and FAX.

MISSOURI

Senator Roy Blunt

http://www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-roy.

Legislative Assistant is Courtney Houston-Carter

Courtney_Houston-Carter@blunt.senate.gov

FAX: (202) 224-8149

Senator Claire McCaskill

http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact

Legislative Assistant is Colleen Bell

Colleen_bell@mccaskill.senate.gov 

FAX: (202) 228-6326

KANSAS

Senator Pat Roberts

http://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailPat.

Legislative Assistant is Jennifer Boyer

Jennifer_boyer@roberts.senate.gov

FAX: (202) 224-3514

Senator Jerry Moran

http://moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-jerry

Legislative Assistant is Brian Perkins

Brian_perkins@moran.senate.gov

FAX: (202) 228-6966

• The second link is directly to their health policy staff person (hold Control button down +click on link)