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Legislative Information
VISIT OUR LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER NOW!
ACC Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, Sept. 14-16, 2008
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ACC PAC. Learn how you can become involved
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If you are interested in learning about the catheterization laboratory volume criteria cited in Rule 3701-84-30 of the Ohio Department of Health, please click here. The Ohio Department of Health announces the following in August 2005, regarding the provision of non-emergent PCI in hospitals without on-site open heart surgery.
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Your personal toolkit for medical liability reform. (Ohio's Tort Reform Senate Bill 281.)
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Find out about the AskYourDoctorOhio campaign.
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The Ohio Chapter-ACC has both a Government Relations Committee and a Private Practice/Third Party Reimbursement Committee. Both committees are available to address the interests of Ohio cardiovascular physicians. Let us know how we can help.
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To learn more about tobacco issues in Ohio, please click here.
Government Relations
Philip Dorfman,
MD, FACC, Chairman
Mission
The Government Relations Committee shall monitor and review
legislation, regulations, and the positions of other associations and
health care agencies on matters with specific relevance to cardiovascular
research; education; the practice of cardiovascular medicine and surgery;
and the delivery of cardiovascular health care.
Private Sector/Third Party
Reimbursement
Timothy
P. Obarski, DO, FACC, Chairman
Michael R. Jennings, MD, FACC
Mission
The Committee shall monitor and review developments in the private sector,
including corporations, health care insurers and consumer groups of specific relevance to
the practice of cardiovascular medicine and surgery and the delivery of cardiovascular
health care.
Actively communicate with corporate purchasers of medical care; third party payers; consumer groups and other private sector entities to foster optimal delivery of cardiovascular specialty care services.
Interact with corporate purchasers of medical care; third-party payers; consumer groups and other private sector entities to define the contribution and roles of the cardiovascular specialist in the delivery of medical care.