Call to action! Today’s episode of The Parallax Effect Podcast features, physical therapist and member of the California Physical Therapy Association Government Affairs Committee (amongst other roles): The Iron Man, Classically Trained: Oscar Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS. Oscar joins Ryan to share his story of the sacrifices his mother made in order to get her family to Los Angeles, what it took to survive and advance onto undergraduate studies at the University of California Berkeley then to Boston University for physical therapy school including the path to the physical therapy profession, experiencing racism first-hand, what led him to become a strong advocate for the legislative proceedings of physical therapy, why all physical therapists should be involved in the legislative process, the definition and status of Assembly Bill 931, his love for running, what is fastpacking, his love for video games including the classics, plus much much more!
Email: ogallardo76@gmail.com
Instagram: dr_o.g._theneuropt
X: @oscarg_dpt
Visit Governor Newsom's Website here:
https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/
Select "An Active Bill" located under "By Email, What is your Requestor Comment About"
Select "AB 931" located under "What Specific Bill"
Click "Leave a Comment" under "What is the Purpose of your Message?"
Click Next, select "Pro", then copy and paste the above sample text or add a personal support message into the comment box, click "next".
Enter your contact information and click "Next" to send your email.
Please use CPTA's sample text below to send a direct email to urge the Governor to support AB 931:
"I am asking that you SIGN AB 931, which seeks to prevent the restriction or denial of care, along with unnecessary reviews and administrative burden, for early medically necessary physical therapy treatment in California. AB 931 prevents unnecessary reviews and administrative burden and allows timely access to medically necessary physical therapy treatment by allowing physical therapists to provide up to 12 visits before continued authorization is needed---identical to a bill just passed in Maine. An increasing number of health plans/insurers and third-party administrators are using computer algorithms for decision-making over the care their patients may receive. Such practices often have no basis in research and are inconsistent with community standards of care.
I urge you to sign AB 931 to keep Californians FIRST!"
