Responsible To: Lobbyist, Government Affairs Committee Chair, GAC, and Executive Director
Section Mission: The mission of the Private Practice Section is to Champion the success of physical therapist-owned businesses.
Program Goals: One Key Contact will serve as a primary contact to their federal legislator (Senator or Representative). The Key Contact will establish valuable relationships with their legislators to increase the awareness of the key issues facing physical therapist-owned businesses and their patients.
Benefits to You:
- Have the opportunity to educate policymakers with respect to problems/challenges facing physical therapist-owned businesses and their patients
- Network with colleagues, their practices, and others in the private practice arena.
- Use your creativity to benefit physical therapist-owned businesses.
- Develop relationships and contacts with congressional leaders.
- Enhance your ability to navigate the health care environment to support your business success.
Responsibilities:
- Stay abreast of the key issues and the section's position that are relevant on the district and federal level
- Serve as a resource and grow your relationship with the legislator's Washington D.C. office and local congressional office by contacting the appropriate staff at least six (6) times per year on important key legislative issues and events.
- Strive to meet in-person with your local congressional office and/or in Washington, D.C. at least once per year.
- Promptly and appropriately respond to all section grassroots network alerts.
- Strive to participate in one local district town hall meeting and/or attend/hold one local congressional fundraiser per year.
- Strive to attend PPS advocacy events in Washington, DC, when funded by section.
Qualifications:
- Must be a member in good standing of the Private Practice Section or on the Administrators Council.
- Must maintain a working e-mail address in the PPS database.
Training and Supervision: The Lobbyist, along with the PPS Government Affairs Committee Chair, will provide an orientation. The Executive Director will be available for operational support throughout the term and is available to answer any questions. The Board of Directors will be kept informed of Key Contact activity through the established reporting mechanism no less than annually.
Commitment: 3 year term, 1-2 hours per month.
