The Advocacy Update below is provided to members of the Georgia Association of Orthopaedic Executives (GAOE) through our partnership with Capitol Strategy Group in Atlanta, and c ourtesy of Travis Lindley at Capitol Strategy Group.
  The 2019 Georgia Legislative Session Began on Monday, January 14 th
TAKE ACTION AND GET INVOLVED

Contact your legislators! It makes a difference if you contact your Representatives and Senators early in the session. Discuss the issues that are important to your practice, your patients, and your community. The 40-day legislative session marks the first session of the two-year legislative cycle. We anticipate action on the following issues during the session:
                                                    
Practice Issues
  • CON Reform / Possible Partial Repeal
  • Surgical Assistants Licensure / Scope of Practice
  • E-Prescribing
  • Prescription Drug Monitoring Program – changes to the current law / Opioid Crisis
  • Medicaid Expansion
  • Insurance Reform 
  • E-Discovery
Join us for the annual “Physicians Day” at the State Capitol on Wednesday, February 20 th. Physicians from across the state with gather at the capitol to meet with legislators and participate in a legislative luncheon. Please RSVP to Christiana Craddock at ccraddock@mag.org, or call 678.303.9271 or you can register at http://www.mag.org/news/events/physicians-day. Please see the attached invitation for more information.

Be the “Doctor of the Day”! The Medical Association of Georgia sponsors the “ Medical Aid Station” in the Capitol with a staff nurse and volunteer physician. Each day the legislature is in session, a physician is needed to serve as the Doctor of the Day at the State Capitol. The physician is introduced in both the Senate and House Chambers. Take this opportunity to demonstrate that the House of Medicine is strong in Georgia and is willing to assist in the legislative process. Please RSVP to Christiana Craddock at ccraddock@mag.org or call 678.303.9271.

A Typical Day as “Doctor of the Day” at the Capitol:

  • You should arrive at the Capitol no later than 9:00 a.m. Plan to be at the Capitol from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., even though you may finish earlier. Typically the legislature will meet Tuesday through Thursday from January through early March.

  • You are strongly encouraged to bring your “black bag” and a prescription pad.
Watch the General Assembly LIVE! Each day that the General Assembly is in session, you can watch the proceedings live via the internet at: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/. Click the Live Broadcast option. You can also watch the Prime Time Lawmakers daily broadcast on Georgia Public Broadcasting each evening the General Assembly is in session. 

If you have personal relationships with any state elected officials, please help us by making us aware of these crucial relationships.
 
More Information - Call Travis Lindley & Devin Krecl, our lobbyists, at 770.435.5586 or Travis’ Cell 404.886.5058 or Devin’s Cell 770.655.9545.


THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES
TO HELP PROTECT OUR INTERESTS AND OUR PATIENTS!


Travis P. Lindley | Capitol Strategy Group, Inc
2700 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 150, Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Office: (770) 435-5586 | Cell: (404) 886-5058