AGENDA & SCHEDULE
Executive Committee and Board of Directors' Meetings
New York Physical Therapy Association
October 23-24, 2013
The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Albany, NY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTE
Wednesday, October 23rd
Room
8:30am - 5:00pm
Suite 112
Executive Committee Meeting
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wednesday, October 23rd
6:00 - 6:45pm
7:00 - 7:45pm
Board of Directors Dinner
Board of Directors Meeting
President - Call to Order
 Secretary – Roll Call
 President – Welcome and Introductions
o Student Interns
o Conflict of Interest Statement
o Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting
o Approval of Agenda
 Secretary - Report of EC Meeting
 Reports - Any Additions/Questions
 Treasurer - Presentation of Proposed Budget
Shaker Room
24/26 High St.
Board Discussion - Proposed Budget
Vote on Budget
Strategic Plan Discussion – Michael Tisbe
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thursday, October 24th
7:00am
BOD Breakfast
8:00am
Board of Directors Meeting
King St. Fountain
24/26 High St.
Discussion on Motions
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Noon
MOTIONS
BOD Lunch
King St. Fountain
1:00pm
Board of Directors Meeting
24/26 High St.
Update on Ad Campaign – Tracy Sawyer/Bibiana Braun
Update on Research Steering Committee – Dave Sofer
Generative Discussion
1. District successes/failures with running distance meetings or webinars to allow different
sites to connect to the same meeting – Jeanette Brown
2. Dry needling – Matt Hyland
3. Expanding the role of PTs as primary care providers for musculoskeletal conditions
(possible APTA HOD motion) – Gabe Yankowitz
4. Possible PT staff position – Executive Committee
5. How to increase the value of membership to benefit current members as well as how to
attract new members – Mary Alice Minor
6. Student Awards – Further rewarding/encouraging award recipients by giving them
funding to attend the NYPTA conference – Michael Tisbe
7. PTA Licensure – Matt Hyland
8. PAC/APOL Golf Outing (5/14) – Michael Mattia
3:45pm
4:00pm
Good and Welfare
Board Adjourns
OTHER MEETINGS
Friday
Time
Discussion on NYS Health Insurance Exchange 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Issues Forum
7-9:00pm
Dessert Reception (Immediately following Issues Forum)
Room
Shaker Room
2/4 King St. Ballroom
King St. Fountain
Saturday
AASIG Breakfast Meeting
Suite 112
7:00-8:15 am
NYPTA MISSION
By meeting the needs and interests of members in their service to society, the NYPTA will represent and promote
the profession of physical therapy. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, through the resources of
the NYPTA, will innovate and advance the art and science of physical therapy in practice, education and
research.
ALL OFFICERS AND CHAPTER OFFICE REPORTS
FALL 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
PRESIDENT – Matthew R. Hyland
October 4, 2013
To:
New York Chapter Board of Directors
From: Matthew Hyland PT, PhD, MPA, President
RE:
May- October 2013 President’s Board Report
I. Response to Charges from previous Board meetings:
BOD Charge to EC: To convene a Task Force to review District CEH process/applicants with a report
to the Fall 2013 BOD.
The EC appointed a task force chaired by Rebecca Kalb (GNY), report may be found under committee
reports.
DA Charge to BOD: As amended to divide the question Core Purpose/Mission and Envisioned future
and core values/goals/objectives.
The DA passed the Core Purpose/ Mission and Envisioned future and then referred the core values/goals
and objectives back to the BOD. The BOD then referred the Core values/goals and objectives back to
the EC with report to the Winter BOD. The EC convened a new Strategic Planning Task force, chaired
by Mike Tisbe (C) and with feedback from Districts and interested parties, crafted an updated strategic
plan. Updated plan found in board reports.
II. Activities
EC Meetings:
- 5/30/13 EC meeting, Albany
- 6/17/13 EC call
- 7/20/13 EC meeting, Rochester
- 8/28/13 EC call
- 9/23/13 EC call
Leadership and CE activities:
- 5/30- 5/31/13 Spring Board Meeting, Albany
- 6/1/13 Delegate Assembly
- 6/2/13 Finance Committee meeting, Albany
- 6/11/13 Keynote address at the NYU Musculoskeletal Rehab Network Annual Meeting
- 6/13/13 Spoke at Port Chester 40/40 club about the benefits PT and Direct Access
- 6/22/13 APTA BOD meeting
- 6/23/13-6/28/13 House of Delegates and Presidents activities at Annual Conference
- 9/15-9/17/13 APTA Payment and Policy Forum: Omaha, Ne.
-10/3/13 Greater New York Student Social
-10/11-10/13/13 Northeast Caucus: Burlington, Vt.
-10/19/13 Presenter at New Jersey Annual Chapter Conference
Conference calls:
- 6/12/13 Call with President and Lobbyist of NYATA regarding practice act changes for AT’s
- 6/19/13 Call with Chair of Advisory Payment Panel
- 7/10/13 Call with Chair AIPT
Other Chapter Initiatives:
- EC liaison to AIPT and B/SI
- Maintaining and updating Presidents Blog
- Maintaining active Twitter account
- Coordinating with National Student Assembly regarding coordinating Chapter student initiatives with
National student initiatives
- Ex Officio Finance Committee
III. Current Issues and Concerns
1. PAC Funding- Our PAC remains vital to our Legislative efforts, in a time where there are
regulatory and financial burdens to address on multiple fronts we need to continue to strengthen
our PAC to move our association forward.
2. Copays- High copays continue to be a significant issue in the Chapter and are again at the
forefront of the 2014 legislative agenda.
3. Workers’ compensation- WC continues to be a limiting force for the Chapter with guidelines that
do not accurately reflect current best evidence as well as a variance method and billing system
that is cumbersome, time consuming and detracts from patient access and care. In addition, they
prohibit PTAs from providing appropriate care and the payment levels are well below the
national mean.
4. Payment- Payment levels to providers across all areas of practice continue to threaten the longterm viability and stability of our profession.
5. Referral for profit- Physician and hospital owned practices continue to have a negative impact on
the profession.
6. Early Intervention- EI providers across the state have been under intense financial pressures from
both regulatory standpoint but even more so from the payment standpoint. As the State has
taken on fiscal responsibility from the Counties, providers have gone months without being paid,
and in some cases owed hundreds of thousands of dollars. We are aware that this has caused
many small independent providers to close their doors and no longer offer EI services, further
limiting access to needed care for children in NYS.
7. CMS- The re-credentialing process for CMS from late 2012 into 2013 has left many providers in
NYS un-credentialed. Providers who did not meet the deadline as established in many cases
have not yet been re-credentialed therefore they are not able to treat or be paid for services
provided to individuals covered by Medicare. In addition, CMS retained an outside company to
do extensive random audits across NY State for dates of service in and around Hurricane Sandy.
These audits are costly to CMS and inappropriate to providers who in many cases are still
recovering from the devastation of Sandy.
IV. Opportunities:
1. Legislation- We will be adopting a new legislative agenda for 2014 that will continue to include
copay language and our workers compensation bills. In addition we are drafting language to enhance
our direct access bill and researching possible bills on DPT term protection and PTA licensure in NYS.
2. Communications Consultant- Our communications consultant has been working closely with the PR
committee to develop a meaningful 3 year marketing campaign which was adopted by the BOD. Part
one of that campaign kicked off with the initiation of PT month on October first. More information in
PR committee report
3. Increased participation by membership- As I travel around the State, there is increasing energy and
awareness to the issues we are facing. Volunteer request forms are on the rise, committees are full, and
task forces have been easy to assemble due to willingness of members to serve.
4. PAC and APOL efforts- PAC and APOL have been working together to create a meaningful plan to
raise PAC funds. In addition to looking at sponsoring PAC events in 2013, they have successfully
launched the “NYPT imPACt” e-blast which is sent the third Thursday of each month.
5. Flower City Research Grant- The Research Steering Committee has been working to fully meet the
charge of the Chapter (See report).
6. Chapter office- The Chapter office has been restructured and a new staff member, Carla Stephan, has
been hired. These changes will create a stronger external influence in the payment and legislative arena.
In addition Carla has been a key individual in our Social media efforts, with regard to Facebook and
twitter.
7. Strategic Plan- A revised strategic plan will be submitted to the Fall BOD meeting with plan to have
DA conference call to discuss and vote on in Jan/Feb of 2014.
8. Chapter Involvement- NYPTA has been actively involved with the State Exchanges as part of a
coalition with the OT and Speech Associations. In addition, we have been very active in meeting with
the NYS Workers’Compensation Board and the Governor’s office regarding EI. NYPTA has also been
in contact with the Board of Education regarding the significant delay for licensed therapists who wish
to move to NY and obtain a NY license to practice.
V. Think Tank Discussion Items
PTA Licensure
Dry Needling
VI. Motions:
Included in packet
VICE PRESIDENT – Jennifer Collins
To:
From:
RE:
I.
Board of Directors
Jennifer Collins, VP and Co-Chair of AASIG
May-September, 2013
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
01-12-11: Formation of Strategic Plan Measurement Task Force
Following the 2013 Delegate Assembly, the EC appointed a new task force/workgroup to address the
concerns raised during DA. This group has convened, with Michael Tisbe, Member-at-Large as
Chair/Liaison to the EC. This group is developing a time line to bring the edited Strategic Plan back to
the Delegate Assembly for consideration.
10-12-07: To earmark a maximum of $300,000 as a Special Project, funded through Reserves,
over a time period of three years (FY 2013-2015), to support the recommendations of the
Research Action Task Force.
The Research Advisory Group met several times to develop the Request for Proposal (RFP). That
group is chaired by Dave Sofer, and I am acting as the EC Representative/Liaison. The RFP was widely
disseminated and several inquiries from potential applicants have been answered. The deadline for
submission of RFP applications is 10/31/13.
II.
Activities (District, Committee or Member)
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Participated in all EC conference calls and meetings
As Co-Chair of NYPTA Academic Administrators Special Interest Group (AASIG), have
accomplished the following:
o The AASIG sponsored two clinicians, Mary Ellen Dougherty (Syracuse) and
Angela Stolfi (Manhattan) to attend the 2013 Educational Leadership Conference
in Portland, OR
o Fall AASIG Meeting scheduled for October 26, 2013 at Annual conference
As Liaison to Finger Lakes District, was informed that Jeremy Bittel, FL District Director
is stepping down. Have communicated with FL Executive Committee regarding the
process for appointing a Director to fulfill that term.
Attended Payment Policy Forum representing NYPTA in Omaha, NE
III.
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
SECRETARY – Jeremy B. Crow
September 24, 2013
To:
Board of Directors
From: Jeremy B. Crow, Secretary
RE: May– September 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
For specific EC responses to charges from Board of Directors, please refer to meeting minutes
(dates below) as posted on the NYPTA website.
BOD 5-13-02 - The BOD named Michael Tisbe to the 2013-2014 Member-at-Large
position.
BOD 5-13-03 - The BOD approved a motion to discontinue the Chapter Referral Service.
BOD 5-13-04 - The BOD approved a motion to make the Practice Committee’s pilot format
a permanent structure for this committee.
BOD 5-13-05 – The BOD approved a motion to approve the NYPTA award to Dr.Andrew Ray,
PT, PhD the 2013 Arthur J. Nelson Research Designated Fund (RDF) for the project entitled
“Respiratory Muscle Training to Improve Dyspnea and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors”.
BOD 5-13-06 – The BOD approved a motion to allow the NYPTA to pursue an online
advertising initiative spanning 3 years – 2013 through 2015.
BOD 5-13-07 – The BOD approved a motion to amend “Chapter Policy Manual, Section V –
Administration/Finance, 12 – Chapter Investments, A Investments be
amended by changing
the values 40%-55% to 55%.
BOD 5-13-08 – The BOD approved a motion to accept the NYPTA Strategic Plan for 2014-2016
as printed and make a motion to the Delegate Assembly for approval.
BOD 5-13-09.1 – The BOD approved a motion to allow the Chapter to make a donation of
$125,000 in installments of $25,000 per year for 5 years, to the Foundation for Physical
Therapy’s Center of Excellence.
BOD 5-13-10 – The BOD approved a motion to convene a Task Force to review District CEH
process/applicants with a report to the Fall 2013 BOD.
II.
Activities
Goal VI, Objective 2: Give monthly updates to membership and specifically my practice on
changes in reimbursement in NY State.
Goal VII, Objective 1: Participated in EC telephone conferences 5/30/13, 6/17/13, and 7/20/13,
8/28/13, and 9/23/13 meetings.
Goal VII, Objective 3: Educating the consumer as the Practitioner of Choice at gyms and clinic.
Goal X, Objective 1: Educating patients and students on Association standards and core values.
Goal XI, Objective 1: Assisting Student Assembly members and NYU PT students helping to
identify potential leaders.
Goal XI, Objective 5: Updating functions of the chapter and studies of the officers in EC and
BOD meetings. Serve as Chair on the Governance Review Task Force.
III.
Current Issues and Concerns
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
TREASURER – Stephen Lahr
TO:
FROM:
RE:
I.
Board of Directors
Stephen Lahr, Treasurer
1June2013 through 30 September2013
Response to Charges from previous Board of Directors meetings.
A. There are no outstanding charges from the Board of Directors to which the Treasurer must
respond.
II.
Activities (Treasurer)
A. Elected and sworn into office on June 1, 2013.
B. Chaired the annual budget preparation meeting of the Finance Committee on June 2, 2013.
Developed a proposed 2014 annual operating budget and submitted it to the Executive
Committee for consideration at the October 2013 Board of Directors meeting
C. The Treasurer attended two meetings of the Executive Committee by conference call and the
in-person meeting in Rochester, but missed one conference call in July while traveling out of
town.
III.
Current Issues and Concerns(Treasurer)
In looking at income from membership dues, it appears that this major source of income might
be starting to increase less this year than it has been seen to increase in several recent
years.Below are the annual dues received for the 5 years prior to this budget year with the
percentage change from the previous year.
 2008, $552,136, 0.19%
 2009, $564,708, 2.28%
 2010, $585, 294, 3.65%
 2011, $589, 611, 0.74%
 2012, $583, 430, -1.05%
While each of the above amounts exceeded the budgeted revenue for their budget year, for the
remainder of this 2013 budget year, based on historical monthly revenues over the last 3-5 years,
I anticipate the 2013 dues revenue will come in somewhere between $6500 BELOW to $4500
above the budgeted due revenue of $581,500.
The Finance Committee has already become more cautious in the estimate of anticipated revenue
for future budget preparation as the proposed 2014 dues revenue is $579, 000 which $2500 less
than 2013.
IV.
Motions
None
V.
Financial Position (through 30September)
Liquidity
As of 1 January 2013
$1,668,034
As of 31 March 2013
$1,717,251
As of 30September2013
$1,643,252
This decrease is due in large part to the expenses for the BOD approved
PR advertising campaign special project.
Annual Operating Budget (2013)
VI.
Revenue
$542,891received of $783,400 budgeted (69%)
Note membership dues revenue is one month behind statement dates.
Expenses
$608,035 paid of $783, 364 budgeted (74%)
Final Comments
Motions on use of “reserves” were passed at the May BOD meeting.
Respectfully,
Stephen P. Lahr, Treasurer
New York Physical Therapy Association
CHIEF DELEGATE – Peggy Lynam
To:
From:
RE:
Board of Directors
Peggy Lynam, Chief Delegate
June – October 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
None
II.
Activities
 Activities related to 2011-2013 Strategic Plan Goals & Objectives
o Goal XI, Obj 5: Participated in Strategic Plan Task Force conference calls and
Governance Review Task Force conference calls
 Other Activities
o Assumed Office of Chief Delegate at close of 2013 HOD
o Attended post-House C/S/A meeting
III.
Current Issues and Concerns
 The 2013 HOD passed RC 13-13 which sets a new due date of August 30 for Chapters
to submit delegate rosters to APTA, effective for the 2015 HOD. This change in due
date does not affect how we in NY choose our elected delegates to the House during
Delegate Assembly since the DA is held before August. However, the due date for
District Designated Delegates will have to change from November 15 to sometime
before August 30.
I would like to hear discussion from Districts as to when a new due date for designated
delegates should be – before DA when elected delegates are chosen or after the DA?
IV.
Discussion Items
 New due date for District Designated Delegates to HOD
 Any ideas/issues for possible motions from NY to 2014 HOD
SPEAKER OF THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY – Christine McNamara
To: Board of Directors
From: Christine A. McNamara PT, DPT, Speaker of the Delegate Assembly
RE: May to October, 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board Meetings
II.
Activities
Goal VII, Obj 1: Expand NYPTA influence on, and involvement in, the formulation of
legislation and public policies that impact the practice of physical therapy
o Attended local (Tompkins County) meeting with area representatives re: universal
healthcare and access to PT and related services
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Goal XI, Obj 1: Identify and develop a cadre of potential leaders of all components of
NYPTA
o Met with PT graduate students to discuss volunteer and leadership opportunities in
NYPTA
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Goal XI, Obj 5: Review and update as necessary functions of chapter to insure that the work
of the profession is completed successfully and in the most cost-effective manner possible
o In response to a decrease in apportionment for the NY Chapter, (apportionment went
from 27 delegates in 2013 to 26 for 2014) the list of elected NY Chapter delegates to
the 2014 HOD was modified. The delegate on the elected list who received the least
number of votes was moved to the first spot on the alternate list.
o APTA determines the apportionment of Chapter Delegates for the following year’s
HOD based on the membership numbers as of June 30 of the current year. Since the
NY Chapter elects delegates prior to the June 30 deadline, the elected number of
delegates is an estimate based on apportionment that may (and did!) change.
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Other Activities related to the Strategic Plan Goal and Objective(s)
o Attended Spring 2012 BOD meeting
o Maintained contact with Chapter Office staff
Current Issues and Concerns
 None
CHAPTER OFFICE
TO: Board of Directors
FROM:
Kelly Garceau, Executive Director
DATE:
October 9, 2013
RE: Chapter Office Report – May -September 2013
I.
Response to charges from previous Board meetings:
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Assigned Directors as Student Mentors for Fall 2013 meeting under the Directors’ Intern
Program.
o Debra Engel – John Nulty, NYIT
o David Sofer – Athena Bastios, Sage
o Michael Tisbe – Annmarie Charno, Ithaca College
II.
Activities
Executive Director
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Met with the Communications Consultant, PR Committee Chairperson and the Directors of
Communications/Membership to discuss PR opportunities and the advertising campaign.
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Attended BOD meetings as a Board member for the Empire State Society of Association
Executives.
Participated in conversations with the Athletic Trainers Association regarding proposed
legislative changes to their practice act.
Coordinated information, proposals and meetings with MedBridge, Transamerica Insurance
Company and Allied Health Education for new member benefit programs.
Participated in conference calls with the Nominating Committee, Strategic Plan Task Force, and
the Governance Review Task Force.
Amended the Nominating Committee Manual in response to action taken by the delegates at the
2013 Delegate Assembly.
Worked with the NYPTA Lobbyist on a number of legislative issues.
Participated in a Home Healthcare Association Policy Council meeting to address current issues
and future needs in the home health care setting.
Worked with APTA to address issues involving Medicare recertification of providers and audits
surrounding dates of service during Hurricane Sandy.
In conjunction with NYSOTA and NYSSLHA, prepared and sent surveys to Early Intervention
providers in an effort to gather information on problems in the claiming and billing process for
the Early Intervention Program in New York. Also met with representatives of those
associations and the Governor’s Office to address these issues.
Enrolled in a Leadership Certificate Program at the College of St. Rose.
Director of Communications/Membership
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Worked with the PR Committee and the Communications Consultant putting together the on-line
advertising campaign. Ads went live on October 1, 2013. Websites include the New York
Times, Golf Digest and USA Today. Ads will be running on these and the the Runners World
websites in the spring of 2014.
Submitted a PR grant application to APTA and was awarded $5,000 for 2014.
Implemented on-line registration and/or payment for District continuing education. Currently,
Greater New York, Brooklyn/Staten Island, Western, Hudson Valley and Long Island districts
have taken advantage of on-line registration for their courses.
Preparing for the web and database conversion from Affiniscape to YourMembership. There is
no firm conversion date at this time.
Researched and coordinated the installation of a new phone/fax system for the Chapter Office.
Prepared information and materials for the 2013 conference.
Attended conference calls for the Continuing Education Task Force, PR Committee, and
Research Committee.
Preparation for 2013 conference.
Director of Finance
Coordinated and prepared all paperwork to update bank accounts and financial information to
reflect the change of Executive Director and Treasurer.
Prepared and distributed various financial reports and payments for the Chapter, Districts, SIGs
and CNC.
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Coordinated information for and attended the Finance Committee budget meeting held on
Sunday, June 1, 2013.
Prepared and submitted lobbying reports.
Preparation for 2013 conference.
Meeting Planner
Distributed, collected and analyzed Requests for Proposals for 2014 meetings and events.
Began the planning and contract preparation for a New Faculty Workshop that is being planned
for June 2014.
Monitored, updated and expanded NYPTA Social Media – Facebook and Twitter – which
included scheduling tweets and posts for significant NYPTA news, current events and importing
happenings in the physical therapy industry.
Worked with the Program Committee to address the charge from the Executive Committee to
“assess and evaluate past conferences with regard to registration, location, programming, etc. and
make a suggestion to BOD for improving future conferences.” A survey has been created to
gather additional information and will be distributed to PTs and PTAs.
Assisted the Executive Director and the Program Committee to explore partnerships and new
options of continuing education.
Planned and implemented details for the 2013 conference.
Attended the Saratoga Familiarization Tour.
Conducted site visits and met with representatives of various hotel properties.
Assisted with other office projects as needed.
Continuing Education Coordinate/Administrative Assistant
Logged courses and distributed certificates for approximately 123 continuing education courses
since May.
Processed requests for labels.
Worked with the Awards Committee on Student Participation and Minority Affairs awards.
Participated in conference calls with the Continuing Education Task Force.
Preparation for 2013 conference.
Meetings
Weekly calls with the President.
Bi-weekly staff meetings.
Finance Committee Budget Meeting (6/1/13)
Monthly conference calls with the Executive Committee, as well as an in-person summer
meeting in Rochester (7/20/13)
Component Executive and Leadership meetings – Salt Lake City (6/22-23/14)
House of Delegates meeting – Salt Lake City (6/24-27/13)
Meeting with Michael Pagliarulo and Pam Ritzline re: New Faculty Workshop – (6/21/13)
ESSAE Board of Directors’ meetings – (5/23, 6/11 and 9/11/13)
Saratoga FAM Tour – (8/25-27/13)
Policy and Payment Forum – Omaha, NE - (9/15-17/13)
Meeting with the Governor’s office re: EI – (9/4/13)
ALL DISTRICT REPORTS
FALL 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
BROOKLYN/STATEN ISLAND – David Sofer
To: Board of Directors
From: David Sofer, PT, Chapter Director – Brooklyn/Staten Island
RE: April 2013 thru October 2013
I.
II.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
None
Activities (BK/SI District)
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BK/SI summer classic was coordinated by the district and attended by district members.
A block of tickets to the July 27th Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Staten Island Yankees minor
league baseball game was purchased and sold to interested members. The event was
modestly attended, but a good time was had by all.
BK/SI district board meeting held Tuesday September 10th to plan the events for the
upcoming year. Discussions were had about the district budget. Planning for a CEU
symposium in March, A district holiday party in December, the next district meeting in
October and a career fair in April.
III.
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
 None
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items
 N/A
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
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CATSKILL DISTRICT – Keri Gill-Smith
To:
Board of Directors
From: Keri Gill-Smith, Catskill Director
RE:
May 2013- Sept 2013
I.
II.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
Strategic plan was redistributed to members for additional input following DA. No addition
input received
Activities (District, Committee or Member)
Annual Meeting and Elections May 8, 2013 Northern Dutchess Hospital
Tylene Lizadi- Elected as Chairperson
Jaclyn Cameron-Elected as Secretary
III.
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee or Member)
District continues with minimal activity due to lack of volunteers.
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items
None
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
None
CENTRAL DISTRICT – Michael Tisbe
To:
Board of Directors
From: Michael Tisbe PT, DPT ,CSCS, Director Central District
I.
Responses to Charges from Previous Board Meeting.
- Charge: Elected to Executive Committee to serve as Member at large.
- Attended Executive Committee meeting 8/28/13
- Appointed to chair strategic planning task force 8/28/13
II.
Activities.
a. Central District Executive Committee 8/1/13
- General information
1. Job descriptions from EC members
2. Information from DA and BOD meeting relayed
3. Approval of mission vision parts of strategic plan passed but not goals
and objectives
4. Encouragement of member to attend BOD meetings as guests
5. September 23 meeting speaker: Dr. Brian Johnson webcast
6. November speaker: Jim Smith
b. Central District meeting 9/23/13
- Presentation by Dr. Brian Johnson webcast
- Webcast recorded and held open online 10/14/13
- At least 10 people viewed online for ceh’s
c.
Central District Executive Committee meeting 9/23/13
- Report sent in as Chapter EC meeting was booked for same night
d. Strategic Plan Committee
- 3 meetings held with revision and development of goals and objectives
consistent with mission and vision.
III.
Leadership Committee Liaison
- Nothing to report at present
IV.
Current Issues and Concerns
a. Question posed by Faculty of SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse: The chapter
gives out student awards. Some of our faculty were wondering if the chapter could
further reward/encourage these award recipients by giving them funding to attend the
NYTPA conference.
EASTERN DISTRICT – Nathaniel Mosher
To: NYPTA Board of Directors
From: Nathaniel Mosher, Director, Eastern District of the NYPTA
Re: April - September, 2013
I. Response to Charges from Previous Board Meeting: None.
II. Eastern District Activities
Meeting: 5/28/2013
A. Eastern District will participate in the Senior Expo on 10/4/13 again this year. Sage Graduate School
students will be present to perform screenings. Need to secure volunteers to help. Giveaway items were
purchased last year. (Goal 1, Obj. 1; Goal 2, Obj. 3; Goal 6, Obj. 4; Goal 7, Obj 2)
B. District will consider having a booth at another local public event (e.g. Back to School
Expo or kids Expo) for backpack screening. (Goal 1, Obj. 1; Goal 2, Obj. 3; Goal 6, Obj. 4; Goal
7, Obj 2) C. District will plan a social function with CE event for fall as member recruitment drive.
Meeting: 8/29/2013
A. NYPTA Conference Eastern District will be hosting the hospitality table at the
conference in October. Need to secure volunteers.
B. CE Committee
1. Planning a 2day CE course for spring 2014. Dates/location to be decided.
2. CE/Social event in November will be used as election for DA and APTA HOD. Will confirm
date/location at next meeting.
3. Will organize a CE event to discuss functional outcome measurement tool utilization under Medicare
requirements. Date/time TBD. (Goal 4, Obj. 1)
C. Senior Expo Friday, October 4 from 104.
Volunteers needed for table.
Meeting: 9/22/13
A. CE/Social event will be held at Van Rensselaer Manor on 11/15/2013. DA and APTA
HOD elections will be held that night. (Goal 4, Obj. 1)
III. Current Issues and Concerns: None
IV. Workgroup Discussion Items: None
V. Think Tank Discussion Items: None
VI. Motions: None at this time.
FINGER LAKES DISTRICT – Jeremy Bittel
To:
Board of Directors
From: Jeremy Bittel PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, Finger Lakes Chapter Director
RE: June 2013 to October 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings. NA
II.
Activities

III.
District Meetings
o 6/10/2013 – Finger Lakes Summer Executive Committee Meeting – planning for
the upcoming year of meetings, review of Delegate Assembly and Lobby Day,
review of liaison roles and their importance. (Attendees: FL District EC) (G4,
11)
o 9/17/2013 – Welcome Students, Finger Lakes District Meeting, Genessee
Community College – dinner served to welcome students into the new school
year, roundtable discussions held on a variety of physical therapy related topics
by both students and a range of practitioners, as well as an overview of
NYPTA/APTA structure and how to get involved. (Attendees > 60) (G4, 11)
Current Issues and Concerns

We continue to look for ways regularly to boost meeting attendance, enhance member
participation, and give members more value for their membership dollars.
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items NA
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items

Finger Lakes would like to hear about other District’s successes/failures with running
distance meetings or webinar type meetings to allow different sites to “connect” to
the same meeting.
VI. Motions NA
GREATER NEW YORK DISTRICT – Debra Engel
To:
Board of Directors
From: Debra Engel PT, DPT, Chapter Director, Greater New York District
Re:
April- September 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board Meetings
No charges to respond to.
II.
District Activities
Goal XI-Objectives 1, 5
Delegate Assembly - May 31- June 01st 2013
9 Delegates/1 Affiliate Delegate
Goal VI
Lobby Day - April 30, 2013
Sponsored one bus
58 Participants from the district
Goal XI- Objective 5
Summer Planning Meeting
GNY Executive Committee - August, 2013
First District Event scheduled forOctober 03rd
Goal XI
Welcome Back Student Social
Greeting by GNY Leadership, Matthew Hyland and Jeremy Crow –
October 3, 2013
PT and PTA Students -- 21 Participants
III.
Current Issuesand Concerns
None at this time
IV.
Think Tank Items
None at this time
V.
Motions
None at this time
HUDSON VALLEY DISTRICT – Kathleen Birnbaum
To:
From:
Date:
RE:
Board of Directors
Kathleen Birnbaum, Hudson Valley District
October 4, 2013
May to October 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
II. Activities
Goal II, Obj. III
Annual Heart Walk is scheduled for 10/6/13 at Kensico Dam in Valhalla, NY. This is sponsored by the
American Heart Association. Jennifer Zaleski coordinates this activity each year.
Goal IV, Obj 1
'An inservice on Lee Silverman's BIG Training for Parkinson's Disease' By: Sandy Fini, PT, was held
at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, NY on 9/30/13 with 26 in attendance.
A continuing education course is being planned for 11/16/13 to be held at West Point Military Academy.
Topics and speaker TBD.
III. Current Issues and Concerns

Ongoing recruitment of active members. The HVD board has been meeting via phone
conference with the hope of recruiting additional participants, however, this has not
materialized. This may be due to limited pre announcement of meetings. We hope to
advertise this to the membership and encourage active listening.
Business Meetings:
September 4, 2013
October 16, 2013
Fall Continuing Education:

September 30, 2013 Monday 7 – 8:30 at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Sandy Fini: Parkinson's

November 23, 2013: Saturday – 8:30 – 1:30 at West Point Military Academy
Michael Crowell, Scott Dembrowski, Michael Garrison, Kathleen Glenesk, Nathan Shepard,
Richard Westrick: The Knee: functional assessments, imaging, interventions, and special
topics.
HVD in action:
Westchester County Heart Walk – October 6, 2013 at Kensico Dam, Valhalla, NY
LONG ISLAND DISTRICT – William O’Keefe
September 30 2013
To: Board of Directors
From: William O’Keefe PT Long Island District Director
Re: April 2013-September 2013
I.
Response to Charges: Liaison to Minority Affairs Committee
II.
Activities District/ Committee/Member.
1. 4/28/2013 Long Island district held Mini Conference Two courses offered 1. Evaluation and
Treatment of the Upper Cervical Spine: An Integrative Approach Presented by: Mark
Gugliotti, PT 2. Balance Challenges: Progressive Dynamic Treatment Strategies: Balance
interventions at all levels of patient care and diagnoses By J.J. Mowder-Tinny
2. 4/30/3013 Lobby Day
3. 5/21/2013 Pre-Delegate Assembly Meeting and Long Island District Elections
4. 8/07/2013 District planning meeting.
5. As of 8/07/2013 LI district has 51 Friends on Face Book.
6. Long Island District Resolved to fund up to $500 per individual or a maximum of $1500 to
cover travel, lodging and conference fees for any APTA member or student member who
presents a poster Presentation at Conference this Oct. We have two people that are being
funded.
7. Sylvene Blissett organized a book collection for the newly developing BSc in PT program in
Ghana. Several Long Island members donated.
8. September, LI District donated $250 to the Celebration of Diversity – Minority Scholarship
Fund.
9. 10/1/2013 Long Island District Held a course in SI Joint as a Pain Generator Clinical
Examination and Differential Diagnosis. Speaker Robert McKee.
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
1. LI District treasurer would like to know if there is a way for district treasurers to either have
access to or to receive from Pam Cook, a on a regular basis (i.e. monthly or quarterly), a
Transaction Detail Statement for that time period. Currently, the only way to get that
information is to contact Pam and request this information regarding specific checks/time periods
Workgroup Discussion Items: None
Think Tank: See above current issues.
Motions: None
SOUTHERN TIER DISTRICT – Joel VanSlyke
To: Board of Directors
From: Joel VanSlyke – Southern Tier District Director
RE: October, 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings
None
II.
Activities
District Meetings: (G.1, 3, 4 and G. IV)
The District has not been able to organize any meetings since April
Delegate Assembly
Two district representatives were present at DA.
III.
Current issues and concerns
Our district is having difficulty gathering resources for regular meetings.
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items – None
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items – None
VI.
Motions – None
WESTERN DISTRICT – Mark Basile
To: Board of Directors
From: Western District Chapter Director: Mark Basile, PT, DPT, GCS
RE: BOD report for October (Fall) 2013 meeting
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings:
There are no outstanding charges at this time.
II.
Activities (District, Committee, or Member)
Western District is pleased to announce that we have a new treasurer, Alanna Pokorski, PT, and
a new recording secretary, Curtis Paine, PT, DPT. We would like to thank Sue Wehling and
Lynn Rivers, who previously held those positions for their service.
Since the last board of directors meeting/report, the Western District is planning, has participated
in or will be participating in the following activities. The activities are listed with reference to
their related goals of the NYPTA 2011-2013 Strategic Plan.
Goal IV: Objective 1
As identified from our member survey previously, members value continuing education as a
primary benefit of membership. Western District is offering a continuing education session with
our first business meeting of the fall. “Post-Concussion Syndrome: Overview of Diagnosis and
Management”, will be presented at Daemen College for 2 contact hours.
III.
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
As of the time this board report was written, there are no current issues or concerns that have
been brought to my attention.
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items
n/a
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
n/a
VI.
Motions
Western District has no motions at this time.
ALL COMMITTEE/ADVISORY PANEL/SIG/TASK FORCE REPORTS
FALL 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING
ARCHIVIST REPORT – Linda Scheuer
To:
Board of Directors
From: Linda Scheuer, PT, Archivist
RE:
May - September 2013
I.
Activities related to
ARTICLE III. FUNCTIONS
F. Provide such services as will further the objective of the Chapter. (e.g. - to meet the needs
and interests of its members)
GOAL XI: NYPTA membership provides maximal value to its members and prospective
members today and into the future
Electronic Histories
There was no electronic version of the committees’ history, so Linda Brown has done that for me. It just
needs to be proofed, which should happen this month.
Printed Histories
Hard copy versions have been printed for Awards Committee, Chapter Office (including chapter
consultants, office staff and executive director), Electronic Communication, Print Communication
(Newsletter), Districts, Early History, Practice Committee and Research through spring 2013.
AWARDS COMMITTEE – Mary Alice Minor
To:
Board of Directors
From: Mary Alice Duesterhaus Minor, Chair Awards Committee
RE: Awards Committee Report Fall 2013
I.
II.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings. NA
Activities (District, Committee or Member)
2013 Delegate Assembly Awards
NYPTA Lifetime Service Award
Melanie A. Gillar
Michael A. Pagliarulo
Leslie J. Wood Outstanding Service to Chapter Award
Peggy Lynam
Scott Minor
New York Chapter Appreciation Award
Leslie J Wood
Lynn Rivers
Leadership Development Award
Colleen Backus
Merit Award
Tracy Sawyer
Outstanding Service to District Award
Central District: Adam Rufa
Eastern District: Janet Hakey-Brusgul
Greater NY District: Carrie Gatlin-Fuller
Long Island District: Ellen Ward
Western District: Sue Wehling
National or Chapter Meeting Scholarship 2013
PT Student: Amanda L. Gaal
New Professional: Frank Hoeffner
2013Delegate Assembly -- Certificates of Appreciation for 2012 (Leaving Office)
CHAPTER DIRECTORS
Lynn Rivers
Scott Minor
DISTRICT CHAIRS
Mark Amir
Brooklyn/Staten Island
COMMITTEES
Jeremy Bittel
Clarke Brown
Carole Dardin
Joanne Katz
Joseph Maccio
Anne-Marie Sirois
Patrick Wallace
Nicole Wojno
III.
Ethics
Nominating
Minority Affairs
Research
Advisory Panel on Payment
Awards
Practice
Awards
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
IV.
Think Tank Discussion Items - NA
V.
Motions. If you have no motions to submit, please skip # V. - NA
CONTINUING EDUCATION TASK FORCE – Rebecca Kalb
To:
Board of Directors
From: Rebecca Kalb, PT, DPT, SCS, Chair of Continuing Education Task Force
RE: April 2013 through October 2013
VII.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
 Continuing Education (CE) Task Force has been assembled as per the Board’s
instruction consisting of myself as chair: Linda Brown, Jeanette Brown, Bibiana Braun,
and Colleen Lamb.
 The Task Force has been convened to examine the continuing education process from
application of continuing education hours to the awarding of certificates and assess how
we can streamline the process.
VIII. Activities
 Conference calls (July 22, September 24) have been utilized to discuss and refine the CE
process. Aspects investigated included: current use of online registration and materials
that the chapter needs to have on file if we are audited. Contact with the Leahy
Management Group will be initiated to discuss the application process online.
 Currently the same system used for NYPTA annual conference registration can be
implemented for district CE meetings.
 The State Board for Physical Therapy was contacted regarding the required
documentation that NYPTA needs to keep on record for six years in case of an audit.
NYPTA and the Leahy Management Group are collaborating to insure all required
documents are retained for six years.
 Contact with Leahy Management Group revealed that the application process for
continuing education hours can be initiated online. The task force has chosen January 1st,
2014 as a launch date. One aspect the task force continues to work on is refining the
current application process.
IX.
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
 The Task Force seeks to modify the current application process to decrease any
redundancy. The task force will edit and have the application prepared, with a full report
to the January Board meeting.
X.
Workgroup Discussion Items
 None
XI.
Think Tank Discussion Items

None
ETHICS COMMITTEE – Andrew Opett
To: Board of Directors
From: Andrew Opett, PT, DPT, OCS – Ethics Committee Chairperson
RE: May to October 2013
I. Response to Charges from previous Board meetings. N/A
II. Activities
 None to report
III. Current Issues and Concerns. NA
IV. Workgroup Discussion Items. NA
V. Think Tank Discussion Items. NA
GOVERNANCE REVIEW TASK FORCE – Jeremy B. Crow
To: Board of Directors
From: Jeremy B. Crow, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS: Chair, Governance Review Task Force
October 2, 2013
BOD 04-11-11 -- TASK FORCE TO CONDUCT REVIEW OF NYPTA GOVERNANCE (2)
MOVED: Executive Committee to appoint a new task force to conduct a review of NYPTA
Governance in accordance with the recommendations contained within the report to the BOD of the
preliminary Task Force on governance Review.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE: Goal X
MEMBERS AS DIVIDED INTO THREE SUB-GROUPS BY AREA TO BE EVALUATED:
Sub-Group #1 - Delegate Assembly
Peggy Lynam, Kris Ferguson, Jake McPherson, Kelly Garceau
Sub-Group #2 - Board of Directors, Committees/Task Forces/Advisory Panels/SIGs
Jim Dunleavy, Mary Gannon, Melanie Gillar, Andrew Bartlett
Sub-Group #3 - Districts
Joel Van Slyke, Sue Miller, Kathy Birnbaum, Nate Mosher
After APTA completed their Governance Review, which had no major changes to Chapters, NYPTA
Governance Review Task Force reconvened with a conference call on August 20, 2013 at 8 pm. The
whole Task Force will have another conference call on October 17, 2013 for an update.
Each Sub-Group will reconvene to determine the next appropriate steps. The whole TF will having other
conference call in the middle of October.
Sub-Group 1
Reconvened with conference call on September 17, 2013 and will compose some questions to ask the
membership.
Sub-Group 2:
Conference call held on October 2, 2013 – preparing questions to disseminate to Chapter leadership.
Sub-Group 3:
Had conference call on September 23, 2013 and will compose questions to ask membership.
JUDICIAL/REFERENCE COMMITTEE – Gabe Yankowitz
Date:
To:
From:
RE:
October 3, 2013
Board of Directors
Gabriel E. Yankowitz, PT, DPT, OCS – Chair, Judicial Reference Committee
April - September 2013 Report
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
None
Activities
1.
2.
Consulted with EC on 3 potential NYPTA bylaw amendments. Contacted APTA for advice and
consent on these motions.
The JRC provided on-going advice and review of motions and other procedural questions to
various components of the chapter.
Current Issues and Concerns
None at this time.
Think Tank Discussion Items
I would like to suggest the chapter/NY delegation consider a motion for the 2014 House of Delegates
pertaining to the role of physical therapists as primary care, entry-level providers for musculoskeletal
conditions. The form and content of this motion are currently being formulated and will be explained in
detail at this meeting.
Motions
None.
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE – Megan O’Brien
To: Board of Directors
From: Megan O’Brien PT, DPT; Leadership Committee Chair
Re: June to October 2013
I.
Response to Charges from Previous Board Meetings- none at this time.
II.
Activities
a. Held the 2013 Leadership Development Workshop on Friday, May 31st, prior to DA.
(Goal XI, Objective 1)
b. Danielle Waldron PT, DPT was appointed to a three year term on the Leadership
Committee.
c. Frank Hoeffner, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS was appointed as a one-year intern to the
Leadership Committee in order to fulfill his one year service required as recipient of the
New Professional Scholarship.
III.
Current Issues and Concerns- None at this time.
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items- None at this time.
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items- None at this time.
VI.
Motions- None at this time.
ADVISORY PANEL ON LEGISLATION – Michael Mattia
To: Board of Directors
From: Michael Mattia, PT, DPT, MS, MHA Chair, Advisory Panel on Legislation
RE: Fall 2013
I. Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
• Strategic Plan – Strategic Plan 2013 -2014.
II. Activities (District, Committee or Member)

Lobby Day 2013 – very successful with excellent attendance and productive meetings with
a vast majority of legislators. Additional support for the High Co-Pay bill garnered, overall
acceptance and support of our initiatives from all legislators. Failed to move co-pay bill out
of committee.

The APOL has held 1 conference call :
1. Presentation of the 2014 Legislative Plan
 APOL Chair along with NYPTA leadership created and premiered NYimPACT, a monthly enewsletter whose mission is;
1. To keep membership informed of the legislative and budget issues that affect our practice in
NYS.
2. To inform membership of the activities which are carried out by NYPTA to address current
issues.
3. To increase awareness of our PAC and its crucial role in our legislative efforts.
4. To actively engage membership both in human resource and capital resources in our
Legislative and PAC initiatives.
The newsletter has been universally well received by membership.
III. Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)

Health Care Reform – NYS Health exchange to accept applications 10/1/2013.

The High Co-Pay legislation.

EI cuts are still of major concern regarding impact and access and we are monitoring and
engaging NYS and other Health Professions impacted by these budget cuts to enhance our
ability to impact the decision-making process.

We continue our increasing use of social media and PR strategies to inform and educate the
public and to exert influence on Assembly and Senate members.

WC - still with major flaws and issues regarding payment and RVU limitations, onerous
variance processes, APOL Chair has been involved with direct meetings between NYPTA
Leadership and NYS WC Board Leadership.

Year round legislative activities and preparations for Lobby Day – NYImPACt, talking/hot
points – grassroots activities – district activities, and active University/student engagement.
IV. Workgroup Discussion Items
Not applicable at the time of this report.
VI.
Think Tank Discussion Items
PAC/APOL Golf Outing 5/14
VII.
Motions.
Not applicable at the time of this report
MINORITY AFFAIRS – Adrian Miranda
To: Board of Directors
From: Adrian Miranda, Chair, Minority Affairs Committee
RE: Report to the BOD – Fall 2013
I. Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
None
II. Activities
Had an informal meeting on 9/24/13. Discussed action plan for attaining our goals of improving
minority membership in NYPTA, improving minorities holding leadership positions, and
increasing student minorities in PT programs.
- ideas included having an information table at future conferences, holding essay contests with
monetary reward, holding social events for students and faculty, following up with student reps
to continue with awards and scholarships which we find motivates students to continue to be
involved in the NYPTA.
III. Current Issues and Concerns
Concern that members at the moment being primarily located in NYC but will hope to expand
representation across the state.
IV. Workgroup Discussion Items
None
V. Think Tank Discussion Items
None
VI. Motions
None
NOMINATING COMMITTEE – Stacey Zeigler
To: Board of Directors
From: Stacey Zeigler, Nominating Committee, Chair
RE: Report Period of June – October 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
None.
II.
Activities (in relation to 2011-2013 strategic plan)
VII. Chapter Stewardship
GOAL XI: NYPTA membership provides maximal value to its members and
prospective members today and into the future
Objective 1: Identify and develop a cadre of potential leaders of all components of NYPTA
The committee is in full motion at this time personally contacting district chairs and program
directors to spur nominations for the offices of President, Vice-President, Speaker of the DA, and
one member of Nominating Committee. So far there has been an overwhelming response and
the Committee plans to follow up with each nominee personally to assist candidates in the
decision making process more intimately than in the past. The Committee feels that this personal
connection is important and worthwhile for member engagement and support in leadership.
Objective 5: Review and update as necessary all functions of the chapter to insure that
the work of the profession is completed successfully and in the most cost-effective and efficient
manner possible
The Committee members and Kelly Garceau met by phone in early July. The nominating
committee manual was reviewed, discussed, and approved by the Committee with minor
editorial changes. Chapter office had already made the necessary changes to the manual
calendar per the Delegate Assembly that modified the date for officer nomination submission to
after the NYPTA Annual Conference. In review, the date for submission of nominations was
modified from October 15th to November 15th. Subsequent deadlines for candidate submissions
of information were also modified and, as per candidate feedback from last year, there will now
be more than two weeks for candidates to get their biographical data and candidate statement in
to the Committee.
III. Current Issues and Concerns
There are no concerns or issues at this time.
IV. Workgroup Discussion Items
None.
V. Think Tank Discussion Items
None.
VII.
Motions The Nominating Committee has no motions to put forward at this time.
ADVISORY PAYMENT PANEL – David Sofer
To: Board of Directors
From: David Sofer, PT, DPT APP Chair
RE:
April through October 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings
None
II.
Report on activities
May 3rd, 2013 met with Chair, medical director and executive director of the Worker’s
Compensation board. Discussed issues regarding the RVU cap, the worker’s comp guidelines
and the variance process. We made cases for lifting the RVU cap and allowing PTs to submit
variances without and MD signature. They are taking our suggestions under advisement. The
Worker’s Compensation board expressed concern over the number of variance requests they
were receiving and the poor quality of the documentation of many of the requests. They
contended it showed an over utilization of services by PTs and we responded that it was a
deficiency in the guidelines and the Workers’ Compensation system. We remained in
disagreement by the meeting’s conclusion.
Attended Worker’s Compensation Business Process Re-Engineering stakeholder outreach
session on October 7, 2013. Expressed concern over restricted access to care by lack of direct
access, difficulty with variance process, inability to treat 2 body parts on one day without
increased payment, lack of value driven payment within the system and fraud and abuse within
the Workers’ comp system. Our ideas were well received, but process re-engineering endeavor
will be lengthy and change slow. We will continue to keep continuous contact with the Workers’
Comp Board throughout the re-engineering process.
Multiple inquiries were made to CMS regarding our concerns of turning over manual medical
review duties from the MAC to RACs. We expressed that this would cause turnaround times on
review to go from 10 days to a month or longer. CMS agreed that the time table would be at least
a month and urged providers to use the ABN for any billings they deemed would not pass
medical necessity scrutiny. They did not share our concerns that having patients sign ABN’s
would scare them into discontinuing or interrupting treatment.
The APP continues to support the legislative effort to reduce excessive co-pays and is working
closely with APOL to move this process forward in any way possible.
III.
Summary of Additional Activities
Future meeting with Worker’s Compensation Board (Date Pending) to review the fee schedule.
IV.
Current Concerns
Stated above
V.
Think Tank Discussions
None
PRACTICE COMMITTEE REPORT – Cathy Leonard
To:
Board of Directors
From: Cathy Leonard, PT, DPT
Chair, Practice Committee
RE: June to September 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
No current charges
II.
Activities (District, Committee or Member)
Dry Needling
The Chair has been in touch with the Chair of the NYS Board for PT and there has been no
further action. The committee will continue to monitor this issue.
Staple Removal
The Chair has been in touch with the Chair of the NYS Board for PT and there has been no
further action. Awaiting decision by State Education. The committee will continue to monitor
this issue.
The committee continues to receive frequent practice questions from members and non-members
both directly through the website and also from NYPTA staff. The questions are answered and
Chapter Office provided with the information to include in their files for future reference. Topics
since last report included questions on goal setting, PTA supervision, working with
chiropractors, performing diagnostic ultrasound.
III.
Current Issues and Concerns
Vicky Lafay appointed to committee. Recommend that the regulatory designation article “It’s the
law!” be published again in the newsletter. It appears that many members do not understand that
“PT” is their regulatory designation and that it must be used after their name. All too many
members use their academic degree (MSPT or DPT) without including their regulatory
designation.
Think Tank Discussion Items
None at this time.
IV.
Motions
None at this time.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE – JJ Mowder-Tinney
To:
Board of Directors
From: J.J. Mowder-Tinney PT, PhD, Chairperson, Program Committee
RE: May 2013 – October 2013 (Report Period)
I.
II.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
BOD 01-11-10
Fall Conference for 2013 in Albany, NY is on track.
Activities (District, Committee or Member)
Goal 4, Objective 1: Create innovative, convenient methods by which physical therapists
and physical therapist assistants can acquire and integrate knowledge of the practice of physical therapy
as it develops over time.
 The 2013 conference will be held in Albany NY on October 25 and 26, 2013 at the Desmond
Hotel. All speakers confirmed - see slate in Addendum 1.
 See below for the charge from the Executive Committee and the proposed plan
 Partnerships: The Program Committee and NYPTA staff have been assessing appropriateness
of new partnerships.
o Medbridge Education http://www.medbridgeeducation.com/
 EC signed a contract with Medbridge. When any NYPTA member registers for a
course we receive a small royalty with a discounted subscription rate.
 Committee recommends that District Directors distribute information on
Medbridge partnership, in addition to having email blasts
o Allied Health https://www.alliedhealthed.com/
The Program Committee has recommended to affiliate with this company as well. The
committee felt they offer different services and would recommend both online and live
presenters to the EC.
Goal 6, Objective 2: Inform the membership on the current status of reimbursement in New York State
 We are continuing to provide reimbursement information for the 2013 conference including:
NGS Medicare Course: Local Coverage Determination and Changes for 2013 and Payment
Trends private insurance and workers’ comp with speakers from the APTA.
 In addition, a webinar was held regarding Medicare insurance updates. The first webinar was
held on April 28th from 9-11 regarding Functional Reporting and Medicare Updates 2013 and the
second on May 14th. Positive feedback was received for both.
III.
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
1. 2013 Conference
a. See current slate at end of report.
b. We were unable to get required information for CEHs from the Department of
Health for a ½ day session on the NYS Early Intervention program. Therefore, a last
minute switch had to be made to a session on Medicare documentation.
2. Executive Committee made the following charge:
a. MOVED: That the program committee assess and evaluate past conferences with
regard to registration, location, programming, etc. and make a suggestion to BOD for
improving future conferences.
b. RATIONALE: With the decision to not hold a Chapter Conference in 2014 it would
be an ideal time to assess the past years conferences and speak with membership on
how we could create a stronger Chapter Conference
c. GOAL/OBJECTIVE: Goal IV Objective 1 and 2, Goal V Objective 1 and 2, Goal
X Objective 1 and 2.
d. TARGET DATE: Winter Board meeting 2014
e. FISCAL IMPACT: $300; represents the cost of conference calls and possible
survey of membership
The program committee has performed the following steps toward this charge:
a. Conference calls performed in February, May and September regarding conference and this charge
a. Reviewed the Strategic Plan survey results related to programming
b. Discussed suggestions given in breakout session at the board meeting in
January
c. Designed a survey and revised. Sent to EC for feedback
i. See final survey Addendum 2
d. Converting survey to a survey monkey format
e. Dissemination of survey
i. Will provide a laptop and the Survey Monkey link at the October
conference for attendees
ii. Ask districts to distribute link
iii. Email link through HotPoints
f. Will compare data from previous conferences once 2013 conference is
completed to have 5 years of conferences in a row for comparison
i. Considerations will include: Programming cost. How do speakers
impact decision to attend? Location. How many days?
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items
No items at this time.
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
No items at this time
VI. Motions.
No motions
VII. Addendums – See speaker slate for 2013 and Survey on next pages
Addendum 1
Speaker Slate: 2013 Albany Conference
October 25 and 26, 2013 at the Desmond Hotel, Albany NY
Friday October 25, 2013
Saturday October 26, 2013
Mary Massery PT, DPT, DSc
Linked:
Breathing and Postural Control
(Pediatric and Adult Patient Populations)
Mike Studer PT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA
Intensity in Neurologic Rehabilitation
Marcie Harris Hayes PT, DPT, MSCI,
OCS
Rehabilitation factors in pre-arthritic hip
disease including femoroacetabular
impingement, hip dysplasia and labral tears.
Chris Neville PT, PhD and Jeff Houck PT, PhD
Current Evidence in the management of Common
Musculoskeletal Foot and Ankle Conditions.
Karen Jost and Gillian Russell
Payment Trends private insurance and
Workers’ Comp - APTA (am)
Lisa Johnson PT, DPT, OCS, WCS, CSCS
Women’s Health
Judith Brown and Linda Teti
NGS Medicare Course: Local Coverage
Determination and Changes for 2013 (pm)
Katrina S. Maluf (1/2 day)
Psychological Stress and Chronic Pain:
Mechanisms and Clinical Implications for
Physical Therapists
Sharon Martino PT, PhD
Pediatric Obesity: A Multi-Disciplinary
Approach to a Multi-Faceted Problem
Addendum 2
SURVEY
Program Committee Survey Questions
We are interested in trying to identify the factors with the biggest impact on your decision to attend an
NYPTA conference. Please answer the following questions to increase the ability of the NYPTA
Program Committee to increase the attendance to future conferences for all PT/PTAs in New York State.
This survey should take no more than 3 minutes of your time.
Demographic Information
Are you a PT ____ PTA ____ PT Student ____ PTA Student ____
How many years have you been practicing? <1 ____ 1-5 _____ 6-15 ____ >16
Which NYPTA conference(s) you have attended In the past 10 years.
Albany 2013 ____
Rochester 2012 ____
Rye Brook 2011 ____
Atlantic City, NJ 2010 ____ Saratoga 2009 ____
Huntington 2006 ____
Huntington 2004 ____
Please comment on any influences in choosing this conference:
____________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Area of Practice
Acute Care/Inpatient Hospital Facility ____
Ambulatory Care/Outpatient ____
ECF/SNF/Nursing Home ____
Rehabilitation/Subacute Rehabilitation ____
Home care ____
Industrial/Occupational Health Facility ____
Wellness/Prevention/Fitness Program ____
Other (please specify) ____
Survey
1. What day of week is optimal? Please rate the top three days, with 1 being the best day to attend.
Monday ___ Tuesday ___ Wednesday ___ Thursday ___ Friday ___ Saturday ___ Sunday ___
2. Is it easier/preferred to have a conference on a work day?
yes ___ no ___
Comments: ___________________________________
3. What is the optimal length of a conference for you?
½ day ___
1 day ___ 1.5 days ___ 2 days ___
4. How far away are you willing to travel for an NYPTA conference?
0-60 miles ____ 61-120 miles ___
121-180 miles ___
241-300 miles ____
>300 miles ____
181-240 miles ____
5. Does your employer reimburse you for attending a conference?
6.
yes ___ no __ partial ________ Comments: ___________________________________
7. What is your cost limit for considering a desired course of a relevant topic (when does it become
cost prohibitive – the most you would pay?)
8.
$50 ___ $51-100 ___ $101-150 ___ $151-189 ___ $190-220 ___ >$200 ____
9. How important is the familiarity of the speaker to your choice to attend?
10.
Very important ____
Important _____
Neutral ____ Not important ___
11. What would most motivate you to come to a New York state conference?
i.e. - location, speakers, time of year, cost, opportunity to network, exhibit hall, job opportunities,
Please comment:
12. What topic(s) would you like to see at an NYPTA conference?
PTA COMMITTEE – Kristine Ferguson
To: Board of Directors
From: Kristine Ferguson, PTA, CLT, PTA Committee
Re: May-October 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board Meetings
None noted
II.
Activities
Continue to plan and develop a communication network among PTAs in all districts and the
Board of Directors
III. Current Issues and Concerns
Lack of PTA involvement at DA
IV. Workgroup Discussion Items
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
VI. Motions
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE – Tracy Sawyer
To:
Board of Directors
From: Tracy Sawyer PT, DPT, Chairperson, Public Relations Committee
RE: May-September, 2013
XII.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
 BOD 01-10-05 Public Relations Committee is to develop a plan to provide
education to district public relations chairs regarding the APTA Brand
campaign - ongoing

BOD 01-10-06 Public Relations Committee will work with the Director of Communications
to implement use of Brand tools within currently established chapter communication avenues
– ongoing
XIII. Activities (Done in conjunction with NYPTA Director of Communications and Public
Relations consultant)
 Goals and objectives for which PR Committee has responsibility
1.
Goal I, Obj 1,2,3,4 – educate consumers, third party payers, membership, professional
colleagues regarding self-referral
2.
Goal II, Obj 3 – educate consumers regarding the role of PT as an entry into the
healthcare system
3.
Goal VI, Obj 4 – educate the public regarding reimbursement
4.

Goal VII, Obj 1,2,3 – increase recognition of physical therapy
Meetings, communication and other activities
1.
Motion presented to BOD for 3 year online ad campaign - motion passed.
2.
Meeting at NYPTA Chapter office 6/4/13 – PR committee chair, PR
Consultant, Director of Communications and Executive Director – to discuss ideas and
plans for the upcoming months – ad campaign, NAPS, press releases.
3.
Conference call 7/5/13 to discuss plans and schedule for creation of
online ads – theme of photos, photographer, schedule photo shoot,
locations, recruiting models for shoot. Deadlines determined.
4.
7/31/13 – Application for APTA Community Awareness Grant submitted.
5.
8/7/13 – photo shoot for online ad campaign.
6.
8/13 – Review of article for NAPS 2014
7.
8/13 – EC and PR Chair agreed to appointment of an intern to the PR
Committee. Kellen Scantlebury, PT appointed for a 1 year term.
8.
8/13 – Review of press release for National Physical Therapy Month.
9.
August and September – development of ads for online campaign –
communication via email.
10.
8/26/13 – received notification from APTA that NYPTA was awarded
$5000 Community Awareness Grant.
11.
Planning for committee table/booth to be set up during annual conference
in Albany. Showcase activities of the Committee.
RESEARCH COMMITTEE – Hilary Greenberger and Chris Neville
Date: September 26, 2013
To: Board of Directors
From: Hilary Greenberger
Chris Neville
Co-chairs Research Committee
Re:
April 2013 – September 2013
I.
Response to charges from previous board meetings
N/A
II.
Activities (as related to Chapter Goal IX, Objective I, II)
A.
Committee Objectives (July 2013-June 2014)
Objective
Met
To plan and successfully implement Research Committee
programming at the NYPTA Conference in October 2013
To plan and successfully implement new initiative: Expanded Poster
Session at the NYPTA Conference in October 2013
To review proposals and make recommendation to the BOD for
recipient of the 2014 Arthur J. Nelson Research Designated Fund.
To disseminate information on research and Research Committee
activities in each NYPTA newsletter.
To initiate discussion on a keynote research speaker for the 2015
NYPTA conference.
To have representation from the Research Committee on the NYPTA
Research Steering Committee.
To recommend to Executive Committee a new research committee
member to replace outgoing committee member, Dr. Hilary
Greenberger.
B.
Not
Started
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Review of Motions
Motion #
BOD 05-13-05
C.
In Progress
Goal/Obj
G9 01
Comments
Dr. Andrew Ray, PT, PhD was awarded the 2013 Arthur J.
Nelson Research Designated Fund (RDF) in the amount of
$15000.00 for his project entitled “Respiratory Muscle
Training to Improve Dyspnea and Quality of Life in Cancer
Survivors.
Research Action Task Force:
Dr. Neeti Pathare is representing the Research Committee on the Research Steering
Committee. An RFP was developed to answer the question “How does the timing and
sequencing of physical therapist services relate to overall healthcare in New York State”.
Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) has been earmarked for the project(s).
Proposals are due by October 31, 2013.
D. Expanded Poster Session
Spearheaded by Chris Neville, the Research Committee is offering an Expanded Poster
Session at NYPTA Conference. The session is designed to offer an opportunity for
researchers who were unable to meet the poster and abstract deadline to have an
opportunity to share their work with colleagues. Eleven posters were submitted and
accepted for the 2013 conference.
E.
The following meetings and conference calls have taken place since April, 2013:
Date
5/28/13
9/26/13
9/26/13
Location
Phone Meeting
Phone Meeting
Conference Call
Attendees
Neville, Greenberger
Neville, Greenberger
Pathare, Greenberger, Neville,
Lamberg, Braun
F.
Articles/information Published in Chapter Newsletter
1.
March/April 2013: Research Committee Vacancy
2.
July/August 2013: Research Programming
G.
Committee Members
Dr. Eric Lamberg, EdD, PT, CPed has joined the Research Committee. Eric is a Clinical
Associate Professor at Stony Brook University. He teaches in the areas of prosthetics and
orthotics and neurorehabilitation. His research interests include rehabilitation in the
individual with lower limb loss, prosthetic componentry, osteoarthritis knee bracing,
examination of motor control issues, breath control during functional activities, and
various inquiries involving rehabilitation with the individuals living with movement
disorder. His committee term ends June 30th, 2017. We are delighted to have Eric on
board.
H.
III.
Motions submitted
None.
Current Issues and Concerns
The Committee is discussing the merits of a call for abstracts in 2014 given that there will not be
a conference. In past non-conference years, abstracts have been submitted, reviewed, and
published in the newsletter, without presentation.
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items
None.
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
None.
VI.
Motions
None.
RESEARCH STEERING COMMITTEE – David Sofer
To: Board of Directors
From: David Sofer, PT, DPT Chair of Research Steering Committee
RE: April 2013 through October 2013
I.
Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
RFP was created and has been disseminated.
Deadline for submissions is October 31, 2013
RFP can be found at http://nypta.org/researchRFP
Feel free to further disseminate this RFP to anyone that you think might be interested in it
II.
Activities
Upon receipt of proposals this task force will go through the review process, select a worthy
project or projects and decide on funding options.
All following activities will progress as per our original board charge.
III.
Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
None
IV.
Workgroup Discussion Items
None
V.
Think Tank Discussion Items
None
SOCIAL MEDIA TASK FORCE – David Sofer
To: Board of Directors
From: David Sofer, PT, DPT Chair of Social Media Task Force
RE: April 2013 through October 2013
I. Response to Charges from previous Board meetings.
None
II. Activities
All social media activities have been handed to Carla Stephan. She has been doing an excellent job.
Since taking over, likes to the Facebook page have over doubled to now over 1,100 posts have been
regular and informative
III. Current Issues and Concerns (District, Committee, or Member)
Social media task force has been dissolved.
IV. Workgroup Discussion Items - None
V. Think Tank Discussion Items - None
MOTION
THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Submitted by:
TO THE
Finance Committee
Date: October 10, 2013
( X ) Board of Directors
( ) Executive Committee
( ) Delegate Assembly
MOVED:
To approve the NYPTA 2014 Proposed Budget (See Packet – Miscellaneous Section)
RATIONALE:
The Chapter bylaws require that the budget be approved by the Board.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE: Admin
FISCAL IMPACT: As printed
TARGET DATE: Immediate
ACTION TAKEN:
CARRIED ____________
DEFEATED _____________
For Secretary’s Use Only:
BOARD CHARGE NUMBER ________________
MOTION
THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Submitted by:
TO THE
Advisory Panel on Legislation (APOL)
Date:
October 7, 2013
( X ) Board of Directors
( ) Executive Committee
( ) Delegate Assembly
MOVED:
To approve the attached NYPTA 2014 Legislative Plan.
RATIONALE:
The Board of Directors approves the legislative plan for the Chapter.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE: Goals 1,2,4
FISCAL IMPACT: None
TARGET DATE: Immediate
ACTION TAKEN:
CARRIED ____________
DEFEATED _____________
For Secretary’s Use Only:
BOARD CHARGE NUMBER ________________
NYPTA Legislative Plan - - 2014
1. Excessive Co-pays. NYPTA will continue to pursue legislation which would reduce
copayments for physical therapy care. NYPTA will aggressively pursue passage of
legislation and other efforts to halt the practice of excessive copays.[S.2319DeFrancisco /
A.1666 Cahill Co-pays]
2. Workers Compensation. NYPTA will also pursue two bills addressing issues related to the
workers’ compensation system. Thefirst bill would include the services of a physical
therapist assistant as a covered service for purposes of the workers’ compensation
system.[S.4694 Griffo/A.7661 Titone]. The second bill would require the WC Board to
undertake the process of examining the appropriateness of rates of payment annually,
something which the Board is currently not required to do.NYPTA will also continue to
meet periodically with the Workers’ Compensation Board to discuss outstanding issues.
3. Health Care Reform. In 2014, NYPTA will continue to engage the Governor’s Office, the
Legislature and regulators to advocate for coverage of physical therapy services and
affordable access to those services as New York operationalizes a state health insurance
exchange and moves forward with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act
4. Early Intervention. Early intervention providers have been hard hit by state law changes
regarding billing of insurance carriers. That change has led to providers and practices
owed significant funds threatening the viability of many early intervention providers and
leading to many therapists leaving early intervention altogether. NYPTA will advocate for
legislation which will shift the responsibility to bill private to the State or the State’s fiscal
intermediary.
5. Referral For Profit. NYPTA will draft legislation that closes existing loopholes in current
NYS laws that permit referral-for-profit (POPTS) arrangements.
6. State Budget. NYPTA will oppose budget proposals that restrict access to physical therapy
services or reduce reimbursement.
7. Practice Issues. NYPTA will oppose legislation which would negatively impact the
profession including the corporate practice of the profession and legislation which would
negatively impact the physical therapy scope of practice.
8. NYPTA will attempt to negotiate with the Athletic Trainers Association to develop
legislation that addresses restrictions in the practice act of athletic training which are of
concern to the athletic training profession such as inability to “treat” a concussion on a
playing field and which do not present a threat to the public health safety and welfare.
MOTION
THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Submitted by:
TO THE:
(
(
Strategic Plan Task Force
Date:
October 8, 2013
( X ) Board of Directors
) Executive Committee
) Delegate Assembly
MOVED:
To approve submitting the NYPTA Strategic Plan for 2014-2016, as printed on the following pages, to the
Delegate Assembly.
RATIONALE:
The Delegate Assembly approves the Strategic Plan, which includes the Goals and Objectives, according to
Chapter policy. The Mission and Vision Statements were voted on and approved by the delegates at their June 1,
2013 meeting.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE:
FISCAL IMPACT:
TARGET DATE:
Administrative
0
Immediate
ACTION TAKEN:
CARRIED ____________
DEFEATED _____________
For Secretary’s Use Only:
BOARD CHARGE NUMBER ________________
NEW YORK
PHYSICAL THERAPY
ASSOCIATION, INC.
Proposed
Strategic Plan -- 2014-2016
September 2013
NYPTA
MISSION AND VISION
Core ideology describes an organization’s consistent identity that transcends all changes
related to its relevant environment. Core ideology consists of two notions: core purpose (or
mission)—the organization’s reason for being; and core values—essential and enduring
principles that guide an organization. Envisioned future (or vision statement) conveys a
concrete, but yet unrealized, vision for the organization. It consists of a clear and compelling
catalyst that serves as a focal point for effort. Based on the Strategic Planning Session
deliberations, the following is the core ideology and envisioned future for NYPTA:
CORE IDEOLOGY
Core Purpose/Mission:
The mission of the NYPTA is to empower and support its members in advancing the practice and profession of
physical therapy through advocacy, education and research.
Core Values:
1.
Integrity and honesty
2.
Credibility – knowledgeable on the issues
3.
Respect
4.
Open dialogue
5.
Collegiality
6.
Member parity – equal opportunity for input
ENVISIONED FUTURE
The NYPTA strives to be a leader in moving physical therapy forward by establishing evidence-based practice
standards, preparing the next generation of physical therapy leaders and advancing APTA’s quest to promote
societal health.
NYPTA
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome-oriented statements represent what will constitute success to NYPTA in a 1-3 year
timeframe in each of its major goals. The achievement of each goal will allow NYPTA to realize
progress toward achievement of its Envisioned Future.
GOAL #1:
NYPTA will promote the highest standards of physical therapy practice through advocacy,
programming, collaboration and communication
Objectives
1.
Create innovative, convenient methods by which physical therapists and physical therapist assistants can
acquire and integrate professional knowledge.
2.
Support research efforts to advance the science of physical therapy and the clinical practice of physical
therapy in New York.
3.
Increase partnerships with physical therapist and physical therapist assistant’s educational programs to
enhance high standards of physical therapy.
4.
Provide resources to enhance therapists’ understanding of and appreciation for the professions’ core
values and standards.
5.
Advocate for appropriate regulatory and legislative policies that ensure safe and effective delivery of
physical therapy services in New York.
GOAL #2:
NYPTA WILL ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL THERAPY PROFESSIONS’ ROLE IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH,
WELLNESS AND FITNESS OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK.
Objectives
1. Identify and prioritize existing and emerging population-based health needs in New York that can be
addressed through physical therapy.
2.
Focus on 1-2 areas within NYSDOH 2013-2017 Prevention Agenda to increase awareness of the need for
physical therapy interventions.
3.
Support education and resources to increase the proficiency and prevalence of physical therapists
providing prevention and wellness services in New York.
GOAL #3:
NYPTA WILL PROMOTE THE VALUE OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST PRACTICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
.
IN NEW YORK
Objectives
1.
Increase partnerships with strategic allies in forwarding the mission of the NYPTA.
2.
Increase promotion of the NYPTA and the profession to the public and associated stakeholders.
3.
Advocate for appropriate legislative and regulatory policies that recognize the value of physical therapy
services.
4.
Policy makers and the general public will recognize NYPTA as the preeminent voice of the physical
therapy profession of New York.
5.
Advocate for payment systems that recognize and appropriately pay for physical therapy services.
6.
Anticipate and respond to evolving changes in the health service delivery environment and physical
therapy practice in New York.
GOAL #4:
NYPTA WILL ASSURE ACCOUNTABILITY AND EXCELLENCE IN THE ASSOCIATION’S GOVERNANCE.
Objectives
1.
Prioritize new and existing opportunities for NYPTA.
2.
Increase partnerships between NYPTA volunteers and staff.
3.
Increase a cadre of effective leaders at all levels of NYPTA’s operation.
4.
Monitor all governing and administrative functions of the association to ensure that the mission is met
cost-effectively and efficiently.
5.
Secure NYPTA’s financial future through sound financial management and planned growth.
Goal # 5:
NYPTA will achieve chapter membership rates necessary to be an effective, unified voice for the
profession.
Objectives
1.
Increase PT and PTA membership by 2% annually.
2.
Develop new outreach initiatives to involve students pro actively with the association.
Utilize APTA National programs and services to the fullest
MOTION
THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Submitted by: Executive Committee
Date: September 12, 2013
TO THE ( X) Board of Directors
( ) Executive Committee
( ) Delegate Assembly
MOVED:
That the following proposed bylaw amendment be forwarded to the 2014 Delegate Assembly:
Amend NYPTA Bylaws Article VII. Officers, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, A.
Officers, 2.c. Tenure, by striking eight and inserting twelve, so that it reads:
c. No person shall serve as an Officer of the Board for more than eighttwelve consecutive years.
RATIONALE:
Changing the Policy manual from 8 to 12 years would allow an individual who was appointed to fulfill a
1 year EC term to run for 4 terms thereafter. Presently if an individual is appointed to fulfill a term, they
are only able to run for office for 3 terms due to the fact that after 7 years they are unable to run for their
fourth term.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE:
TARGET DATE: DA 2014
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
ACTION TAKEN:
CARRIED ____________
DEFEATED _____________
For Secretary’s Use Only:
BOARD CHARGE NUMBER _________
MOTION
THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Submitted by: Executive Committee
Date: September 12, 2013
TO THE ( X) Board of Directors
( ) Executive Committee
( ) Delegate Assembly
MOVED:
That the following proposed bylaw amendment be forwarded to the 2014 Delegate Assembly:
Amend NYPTA Bylaws Article VII. Officers, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, A.
Officers, 2.a. by substitution:
a. The term of office of all Officers shall be two years or until their successors are elected, and
shall become effective immediately following the adjournment of the Assembly at which elected,
except for the following exceptions:
i. The Chief Delegate to the Association House of Delegates shall assume the office following
the adjournment of the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates in the year elected.
ii. Newly elected Presidents shall serve in the capacity of President-elect during the period immediately
following the adjournment of the Delegate Assembly until the adjournment of that year’s annual
meeting of the national House of Delegates.
RATIONALE:
With the NYPTA DA occurring in the spring between 3-6 weeks before the HOD, the incoming
President is asked to represent the Chapter with little to no orientation. Upon the close of the DA the
President must within weeks represent the Chapter at the NE caucus, Lobby Day, and then the HOD. A
president elect position would allow for a mentoring opportunity during one of the most important times
in the Chapter. This motion would not change the number of Houses a president would serve at, but
rather change the timing of those Houses to allow for educating the new NYPTA president the way that
our Chapter should be.
Current Bylaw:
a. The term of office of all Officers shall be two years or until their successors are elected, and
shall become effective immediately following the adjournment of the Assembly at which elected,
except for the Chief Delegate to the Association House of Delegates who shall assume the office
following the adjournment of the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates in the year elected.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE:
TARGET DATE: Delegate Assembly 2014 such that there would be a President elect from DA 2014
through HOD 2014.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
ACTION TAKEN:
CARRIED ____________
DEFEATED _____________
For Secretary’s Use Only:
BOARD CHARGE NUMBER _________
MOTION
THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Submitted by:
TO THE
Executive Committee
Date:
10-24-13
( X ) Board of Directors
( ) Executive Committee
( ) Delegate Assembly
MOVED:
To rescind BOD charge 01-01-16:
Presentations to PT/PTA Programs
Districts should implement a plan to present to PT & PTA programs on the benefits of belonging to APTA in each
district at least annually. An individual who is not on that program's faculty should make these presentations
RATIONALE:
Upon review, this charge has not been met and is currently asking districts with volunteer members to take on too
much. This can be accomplished with the creation of a Membership Committee and adding this as an option.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE:
FISCAL IMPACT: None
TARGET DATE: Immediate
ACTION TAKEN:
CARRIED ____________
DEFEATED _____________
For Secretary’s Use Only:
BOARD CHARGE NUMBER ________________
MOTION
THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Submitted by: Executive Committee
TO THE ( X) Board of Directors
( ) Executive Committee
( ) Delegate Assembly
Date: September 12, 2013
MOVED:That the following proposed NYPTA Bylaw amendment be forwarded to the 2014 Delegate
Assembly:
Amend NYPTA Bylaws Article VI. Delegate Assembly, Section 2 Composition, C. Qualifications, by
addition of new number 3.:
Any individual employed by the APTA, elected to a leadership role in the APTA, or appointed to the
Reference Committee is ineligible to serve as a delegate to the NYPTA DA.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE:
TARGET DATE: 2015 Delegate Assembly
FISCAL IMPACT: None
RATIONALE: The NYPTA Delegate Assembly is a meeting of elected individuals who are the highest
governing body of the Chapter. Having an employee of the APTA or an elected official or appointed
member of the Reference Committee could create a conflict of interest that would compromise the intent
of the DA.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE:
TARGET DATE: 2014 DA
FISCAL IMPACT: None
ACTION TAKEN:
CARRIED ____________
DEFEATED _____________
For Secretary’s Use Only:
BOARD CHARGE NUMBER _________
MOTION
THE NEW YORK PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
Submitted by:
TO THE
Executive Committee
Date:
10-24,2013
( X ) Board of Directors
( ) Executive Committee
( ) Delegate Assembly
MOVED:
To create a Membership Committee as a standing committee. The committee will be comprised of the Memberat-Large (Chair), chair or committee designee of the PR Committee, chair or committee designee of the
Leadership Committee, APTA Student Core Ambassador, a new professional (appointed by the Executive
Committee), and the Director of Communications/Membership.
RATIONALE:
As the second largest chapter of APTA, New York has the responsibility to actively recruit and retain members. It
is anticipated that if a standing committee has membership as its primary/focused charge, the committee will
generate creative approaches for addressing this responsibility. Additionally, APTA and other state chapters
often look to the New York Chapter for guidance and reference; therefore, it is important that we lead by example.
The creation of a Membership Committee as a standing committee is consistent with both the NYPTA strategic
plan and APTA initiatives. As the chief source of income, a stable if not increasing membership is vital to having
the human and financial resources necessary to achieve the goals and objectives of the NYPTA.
GOAL/OBJECTIVE: Goal XI, Obj. 2, 3, 4
FISCAL IMPACT: $1,050
TARGET DATE: Immediately
ACTION TAKEN:
CARRIED ____________
DEFEATED _____________
For Secretary’s Use Only:
BOARD CHARGE NUMBER __________
Proposed
BOD Funding for 2014
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10/10/2013
Finance
Judicial
Leadership
Membership
Minority Affairs
Nominating
Practice
Program
PTA
Public Relations
Research
District balances as of 9-30-13
B/S Island
Catskill
Central
Eastern
Finger Lakes
Greater NY
Hudson Valley
Long Island
Southern Tier
Western
8,792.97
11,815.24
5,863.97
8,950.21
4,588.63
12,829.73
9,894.10
21,088.36
2,529.72
4,022.82
$
90,375.75
NYPT- Political Action Committee
Checking Acc't January 1, 2013
$
31,482.48
Income
136 Club
Bronze
Gold
Platinum
Five Star
Total 136 Club
Other Donations
APTA Renewal Donations
9,150
2,550
2,500
1,000
15,200
2,265
777
Total Income
$
18,242.00
$
3,131.70
Expense
Master charge fees
Political Contributions
382
2,750
Total
Expense
Checking Acc't September 30, 2013
$
46,592.78