Professional Issues → Legislation
Recent Activity/Successes
- Rural Tax Credit 2019 & 2020
- Fair Co-Pay 2015, 2018, 2019 passed
- CP Early Identification of Infants at “high risk” for CP 2019
- #ChoosePT day 2/14/17 (building awareness about PT as an alternative to opioid prescriptions for chronic pain);
- 2017 working with Trialliance of APTA NM
- Childhood Obesity Memorial 2016
- Direct Access 2015
- Patient Access Bill 2015
- NM Occupational Therapy Association and NM Speech-Language Hearing Association) about changes to the Medicaid Waiver program
- Dry Needling into our PT Licensing Board Rules and Regulations
APTA New Mexico Legislative Committee
- Mary Beth Barkocy
- Beth Black
- Don Blackburn
- Genia Devenport
- Karen Lucero
- Gretchen Johnson
- Kim Parker-Guerrero
- Janet Popp
- Julianna Koob, Lobbyist
If you would like to volunteer to serve on the Legislative Committee or request information about current legislative issues, please email your request to [email protected].
Federal & State Agencies
- New Mexico Legislature Website
- New Mexico Workers Compensation Administration
- NM Department of Health Developmental Disabilities Support Division
- NM Human Services Department - Medical Assistance Division (MAD)