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APTA relies on its network of dedicated grassroots activists to bring
physical therapy issues to the attention of Members of Congress and
other policy makers. There are many ways to get involved, including
hosting a practice visit with your elected representatives, as well as
becoming a Federal Affairs Liaison, Key Contact, or PTeam
member.
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Grassroots Activity Report Form
This form is to be filled out when one of our members sends a personal letter, hosts a practice visit, attends a town hall meeting or attends a meeting with one of their legislators. If this form is completed by members participating in Grassroots activities, it will help us not only track the actions being taken, but also help in our follow-up efforts with Members of Congress and their staff.
| Legislative Action Alert Response Form
This form is specifically linked to Action Alerts. Once an action alert is sent out, many individuals use the Legislative Action center to send emails directly to their Members of Congress. The Legislative action center automatically records emails sent by our members but cannot capture personal letters, phone calls or any other actions taken. This form can be used to report these activities. If this form is completed by members participating in Grassroots activities, it will help us not only track the actions being taken, but also help in our follow-up efforts with Members of Congress and their staff.
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| Federal Affairs Liaisons |
| Federal Affairs Liaisons serve as the link between their Component and
the Government Affairs Committee (GAC) on federal issues. Each APTA
Chapter and Section president is asked to select one member to serve in
this role for a term of two years. These individuals are responsible for
providing grassroots input to the GAC, and for disseminating information
to the Component. If you would like to help in federal legislative
efforts, please contact your chapter or section liaison.
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| Key Contacts |
| The Key Contact grassroots network of physical therapy practitioners
serve as the primary contact with their Senator or Representative in the
United States Congress. Key Contacts establish valuable
relationships with legislators to increase their awareness of the issues
that face physical therapy on a daily basis and in the long term.
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| PTeam |
| The PTeam grassroots program is a vital link to APTA's success on
Capitol Hill. All PTeam members receive a quarterly newsletter on
legislative activity on Capitol Hill and Legislative Action Alerts
on federal legislative issues. Through the alerts, we ask you to contact
your Members of Congress on particular issues of concern to your
patients and the physical therapy profession.
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| Student Advocacy Challenge |
The program has been created in order to involve PT and PTA students
from academic programs nationwide in legislative advocacy on the state
and federal level. Participating in the Challenge will help
students to learn more about the legislative process and to become more
aware of the issues facing physical therapy in the legislature.
Students from academic programs across the country can compete against
one another by participating in Advocacy Activities. Click
here to learn more.
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