Legislative Information
- Legislators Turn Out for TALL
Senate
and House members came out in what may have been record numbers last
month for the annual KCA “Take-a-Legislator-to-Lunch” (TALL) event’s
evening reception in Topeka. Doctors and students from Cleveland
Chiropractic College had turned out for a full day of touring the
Kansas capitol building, lunching with legislators and sitting in on a
meeting of the KCA Board of Directors. Fifty-eight state legislators
attended the day’s final event that evening. Last year’s successful
reception attracted 27 legislators. Discussion throughout the day
focused on health care reform, the importance of chiropractic in the
health-care system and how chiropractic can improve the health and
wellness of Kansas citizens. (Have you contacted your legislators
lately? E-mail
john@kansaschiro.com for help.)
- “Chiropractic Physician” Title Remains in Force.
The policy reversal last August by
the Board of Healing Arts reinstating the use of “chiropractic
physician” in Kansas remains state policy in the new year. Plans for
legislation to enact the terminology into law have been postponed
until at least the 2011 legislative session. KCA was able to convince
the Board to keep the terminology after an 8-month lobbying and legal
campaign that included preparations for possible KCA court action.
- Kansas.gov is
the State of Kansas internet site is the entry point into Kansas
government information on the internet, including lists of legislators
in your area and current status on all pending legislation.
- The KCA Legislative Chairman is Travis
Oller, D.C. Messages for him may be sent to the KCA
office.
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