UPDATED!! WAEMA Legislative Alert! RE: 2SHB 1039 Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling! Bill passed House of Representatives 93/1 and is moving to Senate Health Care Committee. We need your help!

Hi All, The PT intramuscular or dry needling bill, 2SHB 1039 passed out of the House of Representatives with no requested amendments on Monday with yeas, 94; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 3. (View Roll Calls) Chaiya Sherman, WAEMA President, and I met with the bill sponsor for an hour and a half this past Sunday afternoon to discuss potential amendments to the bill, but to no avail. The bill now heads to the Senate Health Care Committee for a public hearing sometime after March 8th. There is...

WAEMA Legislative Alert for 2SHB 1039 Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling has a public hearing on Senate Health Care Committee on March 14th at 8 am. We need your help!

Hi All, The “Physical Therapists Dry Needle” bill passed out of the House of Representatives and the Senate Health Care Committee has now scheduled a public hearing on 2SHB 1039 on March 14th at 8:00 am. WAEMA is still working hard to amend the bill and could use your support! So far over 400 PTs have signed in to support the bill as Pro… we need to get as many Con positions noted on the record as we can! ….and here is how you do it! Click this link: Committee Sign in or Testify to go to...

Thank you for your support to amend 2SHB 1039 – Concerning physical therapists performing intramuscular needling!

Your calls to state legislators made a huge difference at the public hearing in the Senate Health Care Committee on March 14th! Over 850 people signed in Con for the hearing and about 950 Physical Therapists (PTs) signed in Pro. There were also numerous Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Practitioners (AEMPs) that were able to testify in support of our amendment request. This was a huge showing of strength for the Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Profession and we were successful in getting the...

Congressman Josh Gottheimer Supports HR3133

Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D, NJ-5) has become a cosponsor of bill HR3133, the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2023. Gottheimer is now one of seventeen representatives nationwide supporting this bill. Gottheimer represents New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, which runs across the northern border of New Jersey and includes portions of Bergen, Passaic, and Sussex counties. What is HR3133 about?Bill HR3133 Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2023 is a proposed amendment of the Social...

Let’s Talk Billing Documentation!

Is documentation and/or insurance billing on your mind?   Do you have questions an expert can answer?Join our AcuTalk on Tuesday 7/16 Effective and Proper Documentation including ICD11 Traditional Medicine Codes Tuesday July 16, 2024     7:30-8:30pm via Zoom1 CEU (Ethic) for licensed acupuncturists (if you pre-register)ASM members register for free! Brandon Hoffman and Sam Collins from the American Acupuncture Council (AAC) will be leading this 1 hour AcuTalk. They will also be presenting an...

Upcoming Webinar: New Legal Developments Affecting Acupuncture Practices

Presented on Behalf of theAmerican Society of Acupuncturists (“ASA”)September 18, 2024  8pmE/7pmC/6pmM/5pmPBy ASA Attorney –  John P. Murdoch II, Esq. REGISTER HERE 1. Introduction and Overview of Webinar. (5 minutes) 2. Corporate Transparency Act.[1] (15 minutes) The CTA requires all companies in the United States  (including, without limitation, any acupuncture practices formed as an LLC, corporation, or other entity) created or registered to do business before January 1, 2024, will have...

July 2024 Newsletter

From the Chair | The Latest | ASA Joint Developments | ASA Sponsors | Ads | State Associations Updates From the Chair Dear Colleagues, I hope this message finds you well and you are enjoying the summer season. As we move into the second half of the year, I want to share some exciting developments and important updates within our profession. The AHM CoalitionIn late 2023, the leadership of the ASA, ACAHM, CCAHM, and NCCAOM came together to form the Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Coalition (AHM...

This post was originally published on the Acupuncture Society of Massachusetts. You’re Going to “FALL” for our 2024 Annual Meeting! Incredible speakers plus 8 CEUs! Students and licensed acupuncturists are invited; both members and non-members!Early bird rate $100 for ASM members thru Aug 10thThe two AAC speakers at our July AcuTalk – Sam Collins and Brandon Hoffman – will kick off the day with three hours of incredible content.  This alone is worth the price of your ticket! The...

OPTUM CLAW BACKS FOR CODES 97139, 97039 WERE IN ERROR

ASA Insurance Chair, Mori West, has issued the following update: Please disseminate this in ALL states that have Optum as the carrier for the VA CCN - Regions 1,2,3 . The following states are NOT affected: CA, MV, AZ, UT, OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, CO NM, TX, AK, HI. Optum WAS sending out recoupment letters for codes 97139, 97039, going back to 2022. THIS WAS AN ERROR. They will recoup for these codes for any dates of service AFTER 2/23/2024, as those codes were removed from the list of authorized...

September 2024 Newsletter

From the Chair | The Latest | ASA Joint Developments | ASA Sponsors | Ads | State Associations Updates From the Chair Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled to share several exciting updates and extend heartfelt congratulations and warm welcomes to our dedicated members and partners. Congratulations to Charis Wolf and Ross McCallum! We are delighted to announce that Charis Wolf from Washington State and Ross McCallum from Oregon have been newly elected to the ASA Board of Directors. Their exceptional...