APTA's State Legislative Leadership Award was established in 1993. This award recognizes the work of an individual APTA member on behalf of a component's state legislative efforts in a given year.
The 2012 APTA State Legislative Leadership Awards were presented December 1, 2012 at the State Policy and Payment Forum in Alexandria, Virginia. For their individual leadership on legislation advancing or defending Vision 2020 in the state arena, the APTA Board of Directors awarded the 2012 State Legislative Leadership Award to Phil Moe, PT, of South Dakota, and Emmett Parker, PT, MS, ATC, of Alabama. Phil was recognized for his work to successfully pass legislation to limit patient copays for physical therapy. Emmett was recognized for his leadership on the passage of legislation that made Alabama the 47th state with direct access to physical therapy.
In recognition of their long-term commitment to their chapters' advocacy activities over several years and for consistently providing assistance in the statehouse, the APTA Board of Directors awarded the 2012 APTA State Legislative Commitment Award to David Morris, PT, PhD, of Alabama, and Kathleen Picard, PT, of Minnesota. David was recognized for his many years of service supporting the Alabama chapter's legislative efforts on a variety of issues, including infringement challenges, POPTS, and this year's direct access campaign. Kathleen's leadership has been invaluable to the Minnesota Chapter's success in advocating on a variety of state legislative and regulatory issues, including the recent repeal of a burdensome prior authorization process in the state's medical assistance program.
The awards were presented by APTA President Paul Rockar and Vice President Sharon Dunn. Read their remarks about the outstanding achievements of this year's award recipients.
The 2012 APTA State Legislative Award winners pose with APTA President Paul Rockar, PT, DPT, MS, and Vice President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, OCS, at the State Policy and Payment Forum in Alexandria, Virginia. Pictured from left to right are: Rockar; award winner Phil Moe, PT; award winner Kathleen Picard, PT; award winner David Morris, PT, PhD; award winner Emmett Parker, PT, MS, ATC; and Dunn. |
Nomination Process
Nominations for the 2012 award are now closed, and the recipient will be determined by the APTA Board of Directors in September.
This year's recipient will be invited to attend the 2012 APTA State Policy & Payment Forum to be held in Alexandria, VA, December 1-3, with expenses paid by APTA. The award will be presented at the Forum during a reception in the recipient's honor. The recipient will also receive recognition on the APTA website, as well as in PT in Motion and PT in Motion: News Now.
If you have any questions about the nomination process or the award, please contact Angela Chasteen at 800/999-2782, ext. 3199 or by e-mail at angelachasteen@apta.org.
View highlights from last year's State Government Affairs Forum, including images of last year's award recipients.