Policy Process
Landmark Legislation
OT Advocacy
Application (NOT in the book)
Definitions
100
OTs’ Advocacy commonly emphasizes:
What is reimbursement.
100
OT was made a free-standing service under:
What is Medicare Part B.
100
True or False: Advocacy can only be done in one way.
What is False: Advocacy is not a one-size fits all, each of us needs to find our own avenue.
100
Section of AOTA.org that emphasizes AOTA members advocacy.
What is Get Involved!
100
Subsidiary organizations of the House and the Senate established for the purpose of considering legislation, conducting hearings and investigations, or carrying out other assignments as instructed by the House or Senate.
What is Committees.
200
At the federal level who are the three primary entities:
What is President, Congress, and Special Interest Groups.
200
This legislation made a place for OT in the school and assisted reimbursement for such services.
What is Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.
200
The text highlights _______ as being the most effective strategy for encouraging others to participate in advocacy.
What is a role model.
200
AOTPAC challenges students in a:
What is a yearly fundraiser.
200
President’s refusal to approve a bill or joint resolution, preventing its enactment into law. A _____ can be overturned only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
What is veto.
300
In the realm of advocacy AOTA would be considered what?
What is Political Action Committee.
300
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 effected outpatient therapy by:
What is Placing an annual monetary cap on services.
300
Policy makers listen to _________ more than paid representatives.
What is Constituents.
300
Where can we start advocating for our profession?
What is our state capital of Lansing.
300
Table
What is a motion that seeks to put aside a bill and remove it from consideration. Adopting a motion to table eliminates any possibility a bill will be enacted.
400
The president has ___roles in policy making.
What is 2: setting the agenda and letting Congress know what they would like to have passed into law.
400
SNF PPS stands for:
What is Skilled nursing home prospective payment system.
400
____ are educational tools for elected officials.
What are PACs.
400
AOTA President
Who is Florence Clark?
400
Majority leader:
What is the leader of the majority party in either the House or the Senate.
500
This position mobilizes party members behind legislation positions that the leaders of the House and Senate have decided are in the party’s best interest and track counts of members’ positions prior to the vote.
What is a whip.
500
Occupational Therapy Practitioners have an elevated recognition with this legislation, allowing practitioners to compete for new training and educational grants from the federal government.
What is Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Health Care Reform).
500
AOTPAC stands for:
What is American Occupational Therapy Association Political Action Committee.
500
What is Meghan Moore's middle name?
What is Grace?
500
Filibuster
What is an informal term used in the Senate to describe an attempt to block or delay actions on a bill or other matters of lengthy debate, numerous procedural motions, or other obstructive actions. It can be stopped only by a three-fifths cloture vote of the senators present and voting.
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