TOA has made it easy for you to reach out to your state lawmakers on various issues in the Texas Legislature.

Click on each link below to send e-mails to your lawmakers on the issues. In addition, you are encouraged to reach out to your lawmakers by telephone and by social media (Tweet or Facebook them on these issues).

Commercial Health Insurance Reforms
Lawmakers have introduced a number of positive bills to make health care more efficient for patients and physicians. Ask your lawmakers to co-sponsor these bills today:  http://www.stateortho.com/txinsurancereform/

Direct Access of Physical Therapy for 30 Days
The physical therapists have asked for 30 days of direct access to a patient without an appropriate referral through HB 29 by Rep. Ina Minjarez (D-San Antonio) and SB 732 by Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola). 

Over 130 orthopaedic surgeons have already e-mailed their lawmakers about these bills. Send your message today:  http://www.stateortho.com/txpt2019/

Fund the Prescription Monitoring Program for EHRs
The Texas House has been listening to our request to fund the prescription monitoring program’s integration request for your EHRs. 

It is important to continue contacting lawmakers about this important request. Thanks to the over 100 orthopaedic surgeons who have already reached out to lawmakers. Be sure to do so today:  http://www.stateortho.com/2019txpmp/

Thanks for Your Work on the Opioid Issues
Thanks to all of the orthopaedic surgeons who engaged their lawmakers on the bills related to opioids. The sponsor of HB 2174 indicated that he will work with orthopaedic surgeons to examine the seven-day limit in relation to serious musculoskeletal surgeries and injuries that may benefit from more than seven days. Click here to learn more about the bill’s from the House’s March 21 hearing.