The DC community has asked for our help, help that ONLY WE can provide. The DC Department on Disability Services (DDS) contacted ASDC for to find qualified, licensed practitioners to care for their covered residents. The Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) provides services that enable people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live meaningful and productive lives in our community.
Acupuncture is a covered service, reimbursable at $70/hour, but no acupuncturists are registered. They will lose this service if it is not utilized.
ONLY LICENSED ACUPUNCTURISTS CAN PROVIDE THIS SERVICE. We are uniquely qualified and are being called on for our help. Become a representative of our profession to this city and particularly, to this community. We have an opportunity here to expand our profession, to become known as Medicaid Providers, to be received as a caring profession in the city where we live.
I would like to report to the DDS Director, that at least five of our members have applied to become providers. Please let me hear from you, that you know what a privilege it is to do this work, and that you have applied to become a provider. You can start here:
How do I become a new provider?
http://dds.dc.gov/dds/cwp/view,a,3,q,496345,ddsNav,|31341|.asp
Membership Status
As of December 31, 2008, DC’s license renewal deadline, there were 116 ACTIVE, licensed acupuncturists in Washington, DC.
We are still receiving applications and checks for memberships and renewals. THANK YOU to all of you for your support!
We are not able to contact all the licensed practitioners however. As you know, we ask for emails and website addresses on our application. But the list we obtain from the Board of Medicine does not have accurate mailing addresses for everyone listed. We’d appreciate any outreach that you can do for the organization. If there are practitioners in your neighborhood or that you know, please tell them or send them our website and/or Membership Application.
There are many more recipients of this newsletter than have actually joined. We would greatly appreciate your support.
Meeting March 28, 2009
As you know from our last newsletter, ASDC will be meeting at least three times this year. Our first meeting is: March 28, 2009. We will be meeting at the Cleveland Park Library from 10:00am – Noon. The library is metro accessible from the Cleveland Park Metro, 2 blocks north, on the west side of Connecticut Avenue. One block from the Uptown Theater, if that helps. We’d like to see as many of our members as possible. We have the following agenda:
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Membership status and update
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Financial Report
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Upcoming Events
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Question & Answer: we really want to hear about your needs!
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Practice Protocol/Business Tips
The next two meetings are scheduled for:
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July 21, 2009, Tuesday evening
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October 3, 2009, Saturday morning
NEW! Acufinder.com and ASDC
Soon all ASDC members will be listed on Acufinder.com--one of the most complete and largest websites on acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Acufinder.com also coordinates with Acupuncture.com, so your name will also be listed on that website as an added benefit--and at no cost to you. Look for your listing in the coming weeks, once we have closed this year's membership drive. We also are developing an ASDC logo, which will be added next to your Acufinder.com listing in the near future.
Membership Benefits: ASDC membership includes discounts to suppliers and workshops. When you become a member, we will e-mail you a list of suppliers and workshop presenters who offer you discounts. This is a great year to take advantage of these discounts!
News: www.dcacupuncture.org/news.htm
In an effort to better serve our membership, we are broadening the News section of our website. This section will now host:
It is our hope that the advertisements will aid in connecting people with employment opportunities, office space, equipment needed or equipment for sale. This section of the website is available for members to post and review, to use for expanding your office, growing, moving, meeting, changing, and alerting our community in ways that will benefit those posting and those searching.
Members post for free. The non-members fee schedule is as follows:
$15/mo for two or more months
$25/mo for one month
We hope you’ll take advantage. Postings can be emailed to: info@dcacupuncture.org.
Continuing Education
See the News section of the ASDC website for current listing.
Note: ASDC posts course and workshop offerings on acupuncture, Oriental medicine, and Asian medical arts such as Qi Gong that are held in east-coast states, workshops and symposia held by national organizations, and opportunities for international study. Please send notices to: Alex Knox, ASDC at Equiknox@juno.com. ASDC reserves the right to edit announcements/submissions.
