eUpdateVolume 24, No. 7 August 2014

CONNECTING YOU to the Colorado chiropractic profession

Mission StatementThe mission of the

Colorado Chiropractic Association is to protect, promote, and expand the ethical and

professional practice of chiropractic in the state of Colorado.

INSIDE this issue...

Colorado Chiropractic Association The voice of Colorado chiropractic since 1917.

CCA Awards Banquet Guests & Annual Convention schedule pg. 2-3

Are you Turning Away Potential Patients? pg. 6

Upcoming Events pg. 8

Ty Talcott’s HIPAA Corner pg. 10

Standing Meetings pg. 14

Insurance Assistance pg. 15

Your File in the Medical Legal Case pg. 19

Member Info pg. 20

Board/Staff and DORA pg. 22

CC-PAC Donations pg. 24

Club CCA Vendors pg. 26

War Chest Donations pg. 27

Dear Members of The Colorado Chiropractic Association,

A recent article in The Dynamic Chiropractor focuses on CCA’s legislative priorities, and requires some clarification and correction. The August 15, 2014 article was authored by James Edwards, D.C.

As articles sometimes are, this one is a one-sided attempt to embellish the facts for the excitement of the readers as well as for the publishers.

It’s important I provide the facts regarding what occurred at The Colorado Chiropractic Association (CCA) and its meeting on November 21, 2013.

On March 14, 2013, the CCA was contacted by the President of the Colorado Medical Society (CMS) in reference to working together with the CCA to help each other better understand what our associations could provide towards forming Medical Care Associations (MCA) and how we could integrate the Chiropractic Model with the Medical Model. This appeared to be the first step in a positive working relationship between our organization and the CMS.

There were continued meetings with The CMS, the Colorado Academy of Family Physicians and the CCA about moving this relationship

President’s Response to Dynamic Chiropractor’s

Article on CCA’s Legislative Priorities

Continued on Pg. 4

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CCA Convention 2014Awards banquet

This year, we are pleased to welcome special guests

Rick Upchurch, a proud Denver Broncos Ring of Famer, along former Bronco and esteemed Ohio State Buckeye Maurice Clarett.

Come join us at our annual convention as we honor the legacies of these tremendous athletes.

Meet & Greet with Maurice ClarettFriday, September 12 - 6-7 pm

*Cocktail Hour with

Rick Upchurch & Maurice ClarettSaturday, September 13 - 6-7 pm

*Special Presentations by

Clarett & Upchurch Saturday, September 13 - 7-10 pm

during the awards banquet

Maurice Clarett

Rick Upchurch

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Hyatt Regency DTC. 7800 E Tufts Ave. Denver, CO . 80237

Weekend Schedule

Integrative Chiropractic Care in Sports and Rehabilitation - hands on workshopDon Aspegren, DC, MS

Friday, Sept. 12 2:30-6 pm 3 CE

Welcome Reception Friday Sept. 12 6-7 pm N/A

Annual Business Meeting Friday, Sept. 12 7 pm N/A

Plasmodium Party: Fun, Food & Networking13th Floor Ballroom, Sponsored by Bachus & Shanker Friday, Sept. 12 9 pm N/A

EHR, Documentation & ICD-10CAs are welcome to attendShandy Grady, DC

Saturday, Sept. 13 8 am -12:30 pm 4 CE

Chiropractic Clinic Certification for the Massage TherapistVarious Speakers Saturday, Sept. 13 8 am -6 pm CE for

MTs only

CA Symposium: Skyrocket Your Office to the Max For Chiropractic AssistantsDr. Dianne Baynes, RN, D.C., MCS-P, CPPM

Saturday, Sept. 13 1:30 pm -6 pm N/A

The Neuroendocrine Immunology of ExerciseShane Steadman, DC, DACNB, DCBCN, DCCN, FACFN, FAA-IM, CCCN, CNS

Saturday, Sept. 13 1:30 -3:30 pm 2 CE

Imaging the Seven Wonders of the Cervical SpineTerry R. Yochum, D.C., DACBRAlicia M. Yochum, RN, DC, BSN

Saturday, Sept. 13 4 - 6 pm 2 CE

Awards Banquet - Special Guest - Maurice Clarett Saturday, Sept. 13 7-10 pm N/A

Integration of Mechanical Distraction in the Chiropractic Clinic - Hands on FunChris Proulx, DC, MS, ATC, CSCS

Sunday, Sept. 14 8 am -12:30 pm 4 CE

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forward. The CCA Board felt this was a positive step for the chiropractic profession in the state of Colorado.

On July 16, 2013, I was appointed to the Colorado Personal Belief Exemption Policy For Immunizations Stakeholder Engagement (http://1.usa.gov/1lgoMK8) that was to start on August 13, 2013 concerning childhood vaccination waivers.

Since this was the first time a chiropractor had been invited to any policy making decision on immunizations by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, it was felt that our profession would at least have a say in the legislative decision making for vaccination exemption waivers.

There were three such meetings on this issue, and the Colorado Chiropractic Association’s stance was that there should be no change to the current regulations. The Department wanted to make it a requirement that in order to have an exemption you would have to have a health care provider sign-off with the parent, and the only professional able to do that would be one approved to give the immunizations in question.

The Association voiced strong opposition on this rule change, as did several invitees at this stakeholder engagement. The final bill, HB-1288, came out with the personal exemption waiver still intact. Just as it was previously, thanks to the help of a senator who was in this stakeholder engagement process. The only exception is that schools are required to monitor and report vaccination waivers.

On November 21, 2013 we discussed at our board meeting what to consider for our 2014 Legislative agenda. A list of items that could be considered was brought forward for discussion only. All board members present had a list made up and then a vote was taken on all the items listed. The vote was not to determine what our priorities were, but to give us a consensus on the items that deserved further discussion. While the immunization issue was being focused on, many items at the meeting were being considered. The rules of the meeting allowed all board members 3-5 minutes for discussion on the following items:

Alignment Bill Part IIBilling CodesConcussionCo-Payment EqualityDORA Budget OversightEleven Sunset BillsEqual Pay Statue ChangeHandicap PermitsHealthcare Exchange Inclusions/IssuesImmunization Authority for DC’sIntermediary RegulationMedicaid FundingPrompt PayRural Colorado Health CareWork Comp Reform

Votes tallied by the voting members resulted in the top three items for possible further discussion. Our Lobbyist was present and offered analysis on each issue, prompting further discussion from the group.

A motion was made by a board member and seconded by another to pursue the immunization issue contingent upon the aforementioned physician groups also taking this stance. Discussion on this motion was heard and the motion was withdrawn after a lengthy discussion. Over the next five board meetings this issue was never discussed again.

If The CCA would have pursued this immunization issue there would have been funding spent, a bill sponsor would have been picked and our lobbyist would have lobbied for such a bill.

Our minutes for each board meeting are available to members. I invite you to review these if you have any questions.

Lastly, I would also like to set the record straight about comments made by the author concerning the Chiropractic Summit’s Nov. 7, 2013. At the Summit the following statement was approved:

“The drug issue is a non-issue because no chiropractic organization in the summit promotes the inclusion of prescription drug rights and all chiropractic organizations in the summit support the drug free approach to health.”

As you can imagine, the Summit statement regarding vaccinations was crafted very carefully and after long discussions by all participants at the event, which included

President’s Response...Continued from Pg. 1

Continued on Pg. 15

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Are you Turning Away Potential Patients?

I called a fellow chiropractor the other day and got directed to voicemail. There were a lot of

hoops to jump through and selections to press before I could leave a message. I ended up hanging up and deciding I’d just try him later.

And this is someone I know.

Now imagine a potential new patient—someone who doesn’t know the DC from Adam--having the same experience. They’ve called to find out more about the doctor, the practice, costs and how and if they can be helped. Instead of getting that information, they get a recording.

Do you think they’ll leave a message and wait to hear back, or do you think they’ll simply move on to the next chiropractor on Yelp?

Yeah, me too.

Which brings me to one of the biggest turn-offs for potential new

patients: no new-patient phone system or procedures.

What if, instead, that hypothetical new patient had reached a friendly voice? “ABC Chiropractic, this is Rebecca, and I’m here to help you!” You’re a DC with a small practice and you don’t think you can afford

a CA? You truly can’t afford not to have one. I can almost guarantee you’re losing potential patients every week. At the very least, have your office number forward to someone—your partner, your spouse, even an answering service is better than nothing—so that potential new patients talk to an

actual person.

What about your website. Far too may DC sites are big on educational information on chiropractic—which is good—but short on practical and basic information like where and how new patients get started, which is, obviously not-so-good. Where’s

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the contact information, an online scheduler? Heck, where’s the phone number?

Even a new patient who reaches an actual person can be turned off by staffers who are distracted, harried, or stumbling over basic information. Most new patients, for example, start out with cost: they want to know if their care will be covered by their insurance, or, if not, how much the fees will be. The great news is, you already have an excellent answer for them if they do not have third party assistance with their financial responsibility. You can offer them ChiroHealthUSA membership and help them qualify for your legally discounted fees for services.

Every member of your staff who might ever answer the phone needs an easy-to-follow script they feel comfortable delivering while juggling three other tasks. By which I mean, if your team does not practice your scripts often they may sound wooden and like they’re reading from a card, they’re not going to create the rapport and establish the trust necessary to bring a new patient on board.

Make sure you have a person answering your phone each and every time and put frequent role-playing training exercises on your calendar and watch your practice soar! For more information about new patient scripts, including

conversations about costs and the benefits of ChiroHealthUSA membership for your patients and their families, check in with us at info@chirohealthusa.com.

Dr. Foxworth is a certi-fied Medical Compliance Spe¬cialist and President of Chiro-HealthUSA. A practicing

Chiropractor, he remains “in the trenches” facing challenges with billing, coding, documentation and compliance. He has served as president of the Mis¬sissippi Chi-ropractic Association, former Staff Chiro-practor at the G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center and is a Fellow of the Internation-al College of Chiropractic. You can contact Dr. Foxworth at 1-888-719-9990, info@chirohealthusa.com or visit the ChiroHealthUSA website at www.chirohealthusa.com. Join us for a free webinar that will give you all the details about how a DMPO can help you practice with more peace of mind.

Go to www.chirohealthusa.com to register today.

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UpcominG

Practice Builder Lunch Last Thursday of every month. Noon - 2:00 p.m.Aug. 28 -Billing and Coding

CCA Annual ConventionFriday, September 12, 2014 - Sunday, September 14, 2014 Register NOW! Location: Hyatt Regency DTC - 7800 E Tufts Ave. Denver, CO . 80237

X-Files Basic Training - Basic X-Ray Certification for Chiropractic Assistants.November 8-9, 2014

Colorado law requires that unlicensed personnel taking any type of x-rays (including digital) in chiropractic clinics receive at least 24 hours of training. This course provides 12 hours of training with instructions on how to complete the remaining 12 hours at your clinic.

The CCA has scheduled the following LIVE seminars in the Front Range area. CCA has a FOUR hour documentation seminar on our on-line education center at cca.peachnewmedia.com that you may access anytime.

TAKE BOTH DOCUMENTATION AND CPR or either one. ▲

Denver (*25)Hyatt Regency DTC7800 E. Tufts Ave.Denver, CO 80237

Saturday, Sept.. 13

TBD Saturday, Oct. 25

ICD-10 Documentation & CPR Combo Courses

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EventS

CE Hour requirements for 2013-2015 Colorado relicensing period:15 CE hours between November 1, 2013

and October 31, 2014 AND

15 CE hours between November 1, 2014 and October 31, 2015

Must have valid health care provider level CPR card AND at least four hours total of documentation/record keeping every two years.▲

Denver CCA Conference Center8751 E. Hampden #B-7Yosemite & Hampden

Thursday,Oct. 16

Sports Physical and CPR Combo CoursesTake one session or take both! Receive certification to perform Junior High and Senior High Sports Physicals. All Doctors of Chiropractic must hold a valid CPR card at all times.

District MeetingsJoin us for our upcoming district meetings. Enjoy networking with other

District 3St. Julien Hotel900 Walnut St.Boulder, CO 80302

Monday, Oct. 6 6:30-9:30 PM

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Hipaa CornerYour info source for HIPAA news and Updates

Center for Medicare Services reports to Congress; Action taken against 938 providers due to utilization of new

Medicare anti-fraud software system.

*Actions included revocation of billing privileges, implementation of prepay-ment reviews, referral to law enforcement and suspension of payments.

CMS states they discovered/prevented more than $210,000,000.00 of improper Medicare ‘fee for service’ payments with their new ‘state of the art’ fraud prevention system. This equates to double that of last year and proves to them the efficacy of increasing utilization in the future.

One highly publicized case, known to many chiropractors, was a group practice identified as a ‘high risk for inappropriate billing’. They were surprised by an unan-nounced site visit that showed the aides were not qualified to deliver services.

They removed the doctor from the Medi-care program and prevented $700,000 of Medicare payment from being honored.

Most actions against chiropractors are relative to the physician not releasing the patient from active care when active care can no longer be justified via appropriate documentation. Remember, patients are to be issued an ABN form and released from active care when such can no longer be documented to Medicare’s standard.

This standard has nothing to do with a chi-ropractic definition of “maintenance care”.

All practitioners are required to under-stand the proper use of an ABN form and audit such, with an appropriate audit tool, annually-at a minimum. Action steps should be taken to remedy deficiencies.

About: For more information on proper use of ABN forms/audits or HIPAA com-pliance questions, please contact Dr. Ty Talcott, CHPSE, at HIPAA Compliance Services - a company dedicated to protect-ing healthcare professionals by producing simplified “how to” step-by-step” training materials and procedures to assist doctors and clinic support personnel with estab-lishing, maintaining and updating their HIPAA compliance program.

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A Big Thanksto an Amazing CA

Peggy Black has been the office manager for Drs. Kuppe and Freuden since the late 1970’s. Over the years, Peggy has witnessed huge changes in the world of chiropractic, and she has always been able to make the transitions better for all involved.

Known for her genuinely pleasant demeanor, Peggy is loved and highly regarded by patients and staff alike. She greets everyone who enters the office with a rare kind of warmth and kindness, and brings a high level of respect and interest to every interaction. Those she is responsible for training are well served by the astounding level of engagement and knowledgeability she brings to her position.

As excited as her colleagues are to see Ms. Black embark on this new journey upon retiring in September, her warmth and generous spirit will be truly missed around the office.

The CCA thanks and acknowledges Ms. Black for her incredible contribution to the success of chiropractic in the state of Colorado.

Thank you Peggy. Congratulations on your retirement, and know that your absence will be deeply felt!

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StandinGMeetingS

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»» Mesa County Chiropractic Association MeetingFirst Wednesday each month

August 6, 2014 September 3, 2014 October 1, 2014

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Please contact Dr. Wes Sheader for more information at drsheader@newlifechiropractic.org or 970-254-2954Bookcliff Country Club2730 G Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81506(970) 242-9053

»» Colorado Chiropractic Association Board of Directors MeetingNext Meeting: Friday, September 12, 2014 @ 7 p.m. Hyatt Regency DTC 7800 E Tufts Ave. Denver, CO . 80237

»» Colorado Women’s Chiropractic AssociationSecond Tuesday of every odd numbered month.September 9, 2014 November 11, 2014 January 13, 2015

7-9 p.m. CCA Conference Center. Each meeting features a guest speaker and an open forum for ideas and discus-sion. Contact Dr. Rebecca Noren for more info. 303-984-1111 or noren23@msn.com

»» Colorado State Board of Chiropractic ExaminersUsually 4th Thursday every other month.September 25, 2014 November 20, 2014

Colorado State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (CBCE) mettings generally start at 9 a.m. 1560 Boadway, DenverCheck the board’s website for room number and agenda: www.dora.state.co.us/chiropractic/boardmeetings.htm

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organizations and individuals from all corners of the profession. When the group first approached the task, it realized that the profession could not legitimately use the word “drugless” to describe itself. Surprised? It makes sense when you consider the FDA classifies the use of certain vitamins and supplements to treat a condition as a form of drug use. With so many doctors of chiropractic using nutritional therapy to help their patients, it was obvious to even the most conservative among us that a“ drug-free approach” more accurately describes what we all do.

We all need to realize that the Colorado Chiropractic Association is a Trade Organization whose purpose is to represent its members - all of our members, no matter what their beliefs are. It’s our job is to discover and balance all of our members’ beliefs.

The type of journalism practiced by James Edwards, D.C., is unfortunate for our profession and accounts for more divisiveness. The article’s author should have done a better job obtaining the facts, and his piece should have been fact-checked by the journal. In addition, I’m concerned that a board member, with the help of others, started this ball rolling by sending misinformation to the article’s author. These are the types of issues that causes our profession to be divided, because of this type of misinformation distributed.

The editor stated that he made an attempt to contact The CCA about our legislative agenda, and that we were unavailable. To set the record straight, neither I nor the CCA was contacted by the article’s author. We’re easy to reach via email, phone or social media, so I’m confident we could have been reached if that was indeed the author’s intent. Thank you all for being a CCA member, I am proud to represent the CCA and to help look out for your best interest as a member.

Sincerely,

Michael Masteller, D.C., DABCO, DAAPM, Acupuncture CertifiedPresident Colorado Chiropractic Association

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I recently had a situation come up when I requested a client’s file from a chiropractor. This same situation has come up a number of times before, so I thought it made sense to discuss it. When one of your patients is involved in a medical-legal case--whether it is a car crash, a slip and fall, or some other form of negligence--your patient’s attorney will request your file. It could be that you treated this individual several years ago, and he/she was recently involved in a collision. It could be that you are treating this indi-vidual solely because of the injury causing event, or perhaps you treated the patient both before and after the injury causing event.

Whatever the situation, when an attorney requests your patient’s file, that attorney is typically requesting a complete copy of your entire file from the first time you saw the patient through the date you receive the request. My standard request for a patient’s file is in the form of a HIP-PA compliant authorization detailing the request and a cover letter indicating that I am requesting the complete medical record, including all office notes, intake forms or questionnaires, and all reports, including diagnostic reports, including prior re-cords, if any, as more fully described in the enclosed medical release, including medical bills. Despite the specificity of my request, quite often I will not receive the bills. Sometime, I will receive only the records pertaining to the injury causing event and not the prior treatment records.

If the client has not disclosed to me that he/she treated with the provider before, and I do not receive the prior records with my request, the case can get messy for obvious reasons. There have been numerous times where the client has disclosed to me that he/she saw the provider in the past, but in response to my request for the file, I receive only records from the date of the injury to present. On those occasions, I will call the provider’s office and inquire about the prior records. The response that I have consis-tently received is that the prior information is located in a different file, and the office did not realize that I wanted that file too. With the transfer of paper records to elec-tronic records, perhaps this problem with two physical files will not occur as often, but I would encourage you to keep one file for your patients or at least have a flag in your system that alerts your staff to the fact that there is a prior file which also needs to be copied.

Melissa Winthers is an attorney at Fleish-man & Shapiro P.C. She represents people who have been in-jured by negligence and can be reached at 303-861-1000 or mwinthers@colo-rado-law.net. Our website is: www.colorado-law.net.

Your File in the

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WelcomEto the CCA

New CCA Members

Enhanced MembersThe Colorado Chiropractic Association offers enhanced membership opportunities to help support YOU, your patients, and the chiropractic profession in Colorado. Your enhanced membership will be used to fund legislative activity at the state level AND the care and maintenance of the CCA office – the headquarters for chiropractic in Colorado!

» Fred Blesch, DC » Robert Borman, DC » Jennifer Crismon, DC » Elizabeth Decker, DC » Glynn Hopkins, II, DC » Larry Low, DC

Thank you to all CCA members for your support of the CCA and the

chiropractic profession.

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Executive CommitteeChairman of the Board

Nelson Vetanze, DC, CCEP

President Mike Masteller, D.C. DABCO

1st Vice PresidentKelvin Washington, DC, DACBSP, Dipl., Ac.

2nd Vice PresidentCraig Warhurst, DC

Secretary-TreasurerSteve Schuster, DC, LCP

Board of DirectorsDistrict 1 Director/Alternate

Rhonda Jackson, DC/Gary Rademacher, DC

District 2 Director/AlternateRobert Nelson, DC, DACBSP, FICC /

James Farrell, DC

District 3 Director/AlternateTim Ray, D.C., FACO, CCSP, ICSSD/

Robert Bridge, DC

District 4 Director/AlternateAaron Koepp, DC, DABCO,CCSP,CCST

/Greg Crawford, DC, DABCO

District 5 Director/AlternateRobert Palmer, DC/

Brian Polvi, DC

Colorado Chiropractic Association

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District 6 Director/AlternateWilliam “Bill” Thomas, DC

District 7 Director/AlternateRandy Roman, DC/Michael Treinen, DC

District 8 Director/AlternateDavid Dickerson, DC

District 9 Director/AlternateLea Yoder, DC/

Shane Steadman, DC

Directors at LargeJill Hutter, DC

Chad Kesner, DC, DACBSP, CCCN, CEDPDavid McClain, DC

J. Matt Storey, DC (alternate)Greg Haitz, DC (alternate)Patrick Ray, DC (alternate)

Staff

Executive DirectorJim Garnett

Membership Development Director

Becci McCormack

Events & Marketing DirectorStacey Bennett

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Fri. Sept. 12, 2014(annual business meeting)Fri-Sat Sept. 26-27(CCA Board Retreat)

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The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010

Senate Bill 10-124 enacts the "Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010" to extend reporting requirements to many health care professionals who apply for or renew a license, certification, or registration, on or after July 1, 2011. The Division of Registrations is in the implementation process at this time. Please refer back to www.dora.state.co.us/chiropractic/statutesrulespolicies.htm for additional information as it becomes available.

It is YOUR responsibility as a Colorado doctor of chiropractic to know, understand and adhere to the Practice Act under which you are licensed. To view the Statutes, Rules, and Board Policies for Colorado doctors of chiropractic, visit:

Colorado State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (CBCE)

www.dora.state.co.us/chiropractic-statuterulespolicies.htm

Licensing inforegistrations@state.co.usScope of practice infochiro@state.co.us

Colorado Rules and

Regulations

Colorado

Chiropractor’s

Practice Act

Program ManagerLisa Hill303.894.2987lisa.hill@state.co.us

1560 Broadway, Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80202 MAIN (303) 894-7800Fax - (303) 894-7764

August

CBCE Meeting DatesTHURSDAYS

Sept 25, 2014Nov 20, 2014

CC-PACContributorS

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Joseph Arvay, DC

Jason Barnes, DC

Bob Bridge, DC

Greg Crawford, DC

Tim Cummings, DC

Lee Dimick, DC

Joe Dziezgowski, DC

Eric Dzwonkowski, DC

Alfred Euhus, DC

Jim Farrell, DC

Kelly Grady

Shandy Grady, DC

Eric Graves, DC

Keith Graves, DC

Greg Haitz, DC

Pamela Hart, DC

Ted Hasty, DC

Deb Hirabai, DC

Glynn Hopkins II, DC

Jill Hutter, DC

Candice Huffman, DC

Rhonda Jackson, DC

Donald Johnston, DC

Douglas Jones, DC

Chad Kesner, DC

Aaron Koepp, DC

Mandy Kreager, DC

Todd Kreager, DC

Fred Lewin, DC

Michael Madden, DC

Jeffery Maen, DC

Luis Marquez, DC

Robert Masteller, DC

Isaac Mooberry, DC

Bob Nelson, DC

Glen Pinto, DC

Randy Roman, DC

William Salsman, DC

Ken Spresser, DC

William Strempel, DC

Nelson Vetanze, DC

Terry Wiley, DC

James Whidden, DC

William R. White, DC

Lea Yoder, DC

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Why join the club? Donating to the CC-PAC, Colorado Chiropractic Political Action Committee, is the best way to protect your patients rights and patient access to chiropractic treatment in Colorado. Your contribution will be used to support positive, pro-chiropratic contacts with state legislators.

Each Colorado legislative session fosters issues that impact doctors of chiropractic and their patients. The Colorado Chiropractic Association, CCA, keeps updated on these issues and together with our lobbyists push for a pro-chiropractic agenda. There is always a need for a well-funded PAC. Please contribute today. Thank you! (Staff, spouse, family, friends and patients can contribute too.)

The Campaign Finance Reform Act establishes rules on contributions to PACs (Political Action Committees) in Colorado. The maximum contribution an individual can make to a PAC is $550 per election cycle (every two years). For example, an election cycle is from December 2012 to December 2014. Corporate/business checks are allowed as well as checks from individual accounts. A husband and wife may make a single $800 contribution if the contribution is done from a joint checking account. Each family member may contribute with their own personal account, but only one contribution can be made from a joint account. In addition, contributions can be made directly to candidate campaigns by individuals up to $400 each two-year election cycle ($200 for the primary election and $200 for the general election). Please include your current address, profession/employer with your contributions to make it easier for the candidates to properly report.

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Thank you to those that have contributed.Bill Alfini, D.C.

Daniel Baird, D.C.John Bower, D.C.

Richard Brighi, D.C.Gil Coleman, DC

Timothy Conwell, D.C.Laura Duke, D.C.

George Evans, D.C., P.C.Douglas Forsstrom, D.C. CCEP

Roger Franz, D.C., CCEPKeith Graves, D.C. CCEP

James Green, D.C., DABCOLinda Halteman, D.C.

Ryan Hatch, D.C.Glynn Hopkins, II, D.C.

Julie Johnson Bogdan, D.C.

Bradley Keeney, D.C.Nate Mayfield, D.C.Dennis Miller, D.C.

IsaacMooberry, D.C.Katy Mooberry, D.C.

Jay Sanders, D.C.Rebecca LaMaack Schwartz, D.C.

Kimsey SelfBruce Shotts, D.C.

Scott Smith, D.C. DABCOCraig Smith, D.C.Scott Smith D.C.Nhu Trieu, D.C.

Nelson Vetanze, D.C. CCEPGary Wiedeman, D.C.

Terry Wiley, D.C.

CCA Warchest - It is time for this profession to start building a War Chest to show that we are a strong profession and willing to fight for our rights and privileges no matter what the stakes are. The Colorado Chiropractic Association needs to build this fund TODAY. The upcoming year will be a huge challenge for our doctors. One, to preserve our rights to practice as we have become accustom and two, to allow us not only to protect what we have now, but to do what we need to become the primary care doctors of the future.

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