| Elaine Armantrout | Committee Member |
| Meryl Gersh | Committee Member |
| Emilie Jones | Committee Member |
| Brenda Matter | Committee Member |
| Erik Moen | Committee Member |
| Jonathan Hook | Federal Affairs Liaison |
| Bob Paull | Committee Member |
| Robin Schoenfeld | Committee Member |
| Ben Boyle | Committee Member |
| Lori Marx | Committee Member |
| Anthony Yengo | Committee Member |
| George Gay | Committee Member |
| Martin Roskoff | Committee Member |
| Amanda Costigliola | Committee Member |
| Carrie Hall | Committee Member |
| Open | State Government Affairs Mentee |
Legislative Committee and Information
Chair & State Government Affairs Liaison: Janae Chinn
Additional Members:
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Please contact Janae Chinn (janae.chinn@alumni.duke.edu) to find ways to be involved, join the committee, or ask additional questions.WHO WE ARE
Our Mission: Lead advocacy efforts for current and future legislative issues impacting physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in Washington State.OUR GOALS
- Raise awareness and promote advocacy within the State to support physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students.
- Collaborate with stakeholders in our state in legislative activities at the State and Federal Levels that improve patient access and quality healthcare.
- Identity Federal and State issues that inhibit patient access and service rendered by a physical therapist and physical therapist assistant.
- Develop, plan, and execute advocacy efforts for key legislative issues brought by membership.
- For a list of current and previous legislative Bills the committee has focused on visit State Issues
- Promote the growth and retention of APTA membership in Washington State through unified advocacy efforts.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify and/or provide education on strategies for effective advocacy.
- Promote resources for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants to help advocate for legislative issues impacting our profession and healthcare.
- Provide support to APTA Washington for collaboration with other key external stakeholders in the state.
RESOURCES
Advocacy Resources
APTA and APTA Washington Resources- Dry Needling FAQ
- Spinal Manipulation Endorsement Resources – Find links to learn more about the Spinal Manipulation Endorsement including requirements and information about the application.
- APTA Washington Legislative Impact Day - Find the date of our next Legislative Impact Day and, as the date draws closer, find a link to register, as well as information about location, schedule, transportation and lodging.
- APTA Washington State Resources - Find links to our current bills, bills from the last few years, and license endorsement resources on our State Issues web page.
- Washington Physical Therapy PAC (WPT-PAC) - Find links to donate to the WPT-PAC and any upcoming WPT-PAC activities.
- APTA Advocacy - Find links to information about the dozens of issues about which APTA is currently actively advocating, as well as a link to the Take Action web page and the PTPAC donation page.
Other Resources
- District Finder - Look up your state and federal elected officials and find links to their legislative home pages at this link.
- Washington State Legislature - Find links to pretty much every web page related to the Washington State Legislature, including calendars, bills and their history, and committees, on the legislature home page.
- U.S. Congress - Find links to federal bills, calendars, elected official home pages and more on congress.gov.
- 2022 Advocacy Camp Video - Our first Advocacy Camp included training about the role of advocacy in shaping health profession law and policy, how state and federal advocacy is different (and the same), 2022 key legislators and elections related to healthcare, insights from Washington State Representative Nicole Macri, and a panel discussion between past presidents and legislative committee chairs.
EDUCATION FOR PROVIDERS
VIDEOS- "I'm Just a Bill" - Video on how a bill is made into a law.
- TVW - Watch live and recorded Washington State Legislature House and Senate floor action, and committee hearings on the TVW website.
MEDIA RESOURCES
Federal Action Centers- Take Action (APTA link)
- Legislative Action Center: APTA members can log in to the Legislative Action Center to send pre-written messages to their legislators.
- Patient Action Center: Non-members and the public can use the Patient Action Center to send pre-written messages to their legislators.
- Regulatory Action Center: Congress isn't the only group that needs to hear from you. Use the Regulatory Action Center to access template letters for contacting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other regulators.
