PTWA Legislative Impact Day

A Chapter of the American
Physical Therapy Association

Physical Therapy Legislative Impact Day 2010 Thursday, January 28
Schedule Transportation Hotel Sponsors Briefing and Reference Information
Preregistration for Legislative Impact Day is now closed. If you have not preregistered, you may still attend. Please consult the schedule below for times and locations. Appointments have been made with legislators and you will receive your appointments when you check in at The Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
Schedule (For bus schedule, see Transportation and Parking, below.)	8 a.m. Registration opens at Briefing Location Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St SE, Olympia 9 a.m. Briefing Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 512 Washington St SE, Olympia • President Susan Chalcraft • Executive Director Jackie Barry • Legislative Committee Chair Elaine Armantrout • Lobbyist Melissa Johnson Followed by march to the Capitol Campus Home base: A big, heated tent on the lawn between the parking diagonals Columbia Room: Meet up with your legislators and fellow district members here Noon Rally on Legislative Building steps Speaker: Rep. Reuven Carlisle, (D) 36th District 1:30 p.m. PTWA student SIG meeting in the tent Throughout the day - appointments with legislators. Please plan to stay for the whole day - although we will try to make appointments between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Appointments sometimes change at the last minute but a schedule of what we have lined up will be emailed to registrants on Sunday, January 24.
Transportation and Parking	Parking and downtown shuttle (Intercity Transit Dash) information. Bring cash for meters. They do not accept plastic. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 3:30 p.m. - Spokane bus loads for 3:45 p.m. departure from Eastern Washington University (310 N. Riverside Blvd) 4 p.m. - Spokane bus arrives and loads at Spokane Falls Community College (lot by Magnuson/Building 27). Parking passes available inside the building from Marie Cole. Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:45 a.m. - Seattle buses load for 7 a.m. departure from Greenlake Park and Ride, NE 65th St and 8th Ave, Seattle 6:45 a.m. - Bellevue bus loads for 7 a.m. departure from Eastgate Park and Ride, 14200 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue 7:30 a.m. - Tacoma buses load for 7:45 a.m. departure from University of Puget Sound Memorial Field House 3:30 p.m. - Bellevue, Seattle and Tacoma buses depart from Olympia for return trips 3:45 p.m. - Spokane bus departs from Olympia for return trip 4:30 - 5 p.m. - Bellevue, Seattle and Tacoma buses arrive at home destinations
Hotel	Governor Hotel 621 S Capitol Way, Olympia 877-352-7701 for reservations Group name: Physical Therapy Association of Washington Group rates: $90 for single/double; $100 for triple/quad Rate may expire: January 6, 2010, 5 p.m.
Briefing and Reference Information	• Letter to Legislators about spinal manipulation education from the three Washington state DPT program directors • Manipulation talking points • Spinal manipulation training requirements in chiropractic and physical therapy curriculum • Virginia Board of Medicine Report regarding spinal manipulation training and safety records • Washington State Chiropractic Association white paper regarding expansion of PT scope of practice to include Grade 5 mobilization and spinal manipulation • Washington State Chiropractic Association Appendix A regarding curriculum • Washington State Chiropractic Association Appendix B regarding curriculum • PTWA white paper response, references and appendix regarding laws in other states
	Read our bill - SB 5230/HB 1918.
Thank You Legislative Impact Day Sponsors! Click here to find out how you can sponsor Legislative Impact Day!	Presenting Sponsor
	Buy-A-Bus Sponsors
		Private Practice Special Interest Group


	Feed-The-Masses Sponsors



	Pitch-A-Tent Sponsor



	Student Lodging Sponsors
	Elaine Armantrout, PT, DSc, ECS Susan Chalcraft, PT, MS Meryl Gersh, PT, PhD Harada Physical Therapy