Six thousand two hundred and nine (6,209). That is the number of bills introduced by your Representatives and Senators in Illinois in 2005. Of those bills, 95 affected chiropractic in one way or another. These bills attempted to affect many issues from Physical Therapy changes to ultrasound limitations, from medical malpractice reform to workers compensation revisions.
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If you are not a Medicare provider and you treat a Medicare patient you should charge them as you would any other patient. As such, you are not required to accept Medicaid.
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Legal Counsel for ICS is of the opinion that chiropractic physicians should not administer TB tests.
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The Illinois Medical Practice Act requires 150 hours of CME for the licensing period, divided into 60 hours in Category I (formal) and 90 hours in Category II (informal). For the renewal period in 2002 and thereafter, physicians will be responsible for 150 hours for the three-year licensing period earned during that period.
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The personal visit from an informed constituent is the single most effective lobbying technique. Emails and form letters get the least attention. Next are phone calls and original, personal letters. The personal visit rates highest in influence and the issues brought up are attended to more quickly and seriously.
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In a final rule published in the May 31, 2002 Federal Register, CMS (The Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services) established the Employer Identification Number (EIN) as the standard unique identifier for filing many healthcare transactions. See the announcement here.
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