MOTA Legislative Committee Info:
2008 MOTA Legislative Reception and Awards:
Help increase awareness of
Occupational Therapy as a profession to our elected officials!
Come join
Maryland's Occupational Therapy Practitioners and Students,
Rehabilitation Service Providers, Generous Sponsors, Consumer
Advocates, and Legislators from the Maryland General Assembly in
Annapolis on.....
Wednesday,
February 6, 2008
5:00 p.m. for the Legislative Briefing
6-8:00 - Reception
8- 8:30 Education program recap and raffle
at the
Governor Calvert House in Annapolis, MD
Mapquest map for the Governor Calvert House
Downtown Annapolis
Garages and Parking Lots
Free Parking in Annapolis with a Purchase
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What is the MOTA Legislative Reception?
A relaxing and informal reception to provide networking opportunities and information about legislative issues effecting our profession. Bring equipment, brochures, and/or business cards to display at our networking table. Please be our guest, an attendee, and/or event sponsor of the many food tables. Your company will be a recognized sponsor of a specific table, as well as listed in our reception program and next issue of the MOTA Newsletter. You may also donate specific amounts and/or raffle items - email for details or download a Registration Form below. -
Live Music and excellent hors d'oeurves! Cash Bar!
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Earn up to 3 CE hours for participation in the briefing, reception and accompanying educational activities. To receive full CE credit, you must come to the briefing at 5:00pm.
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Download and print the form:
MOTA 2008 Leg. Reception Information and Registration Form (MS Word format)
MOTA 2008 Leg. Reception Information and Registration Form (PDF format)*
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Or...fill out
the Form and Pay Online:
CLICK HERE!
- MOTA'S Exceptional
Community Service Awards will be presented to a Maryland
Legislator, Consumer Advocate, Caregiver, and Civil Servant who have
worked tirelessly to promote and achieve crucial services for our
clients with disabilities. See the links below for the nomination form
(deadline is Jan. 15, 2008):
MOTA 2008 Leg. Reception Awards Info. & Nomination Form (MS Word format)
MOTA 2008 Leg. Reception Awards Info. & Nomination Form (PDF format)*
- Send an Invitation
to Your Local Legislator!
Legislator
Invitation (PDF)*
If you're having problems getting PDF documents to display (error messages, blank pages, etc.) CLICK HERE
The
MOTA Legislative Committee Needs Your Help!
Your participation in the 2008 MOTA Legislative Reception helps
insure that the quality and integrity of occupational therapy
providers, our professional status, job market, scope of practice,
reimbursement for our services, and maintenance and expansion of
access to our services to clients is maintained and protected by our
legislative process. Next year's reception will hopefully be
entertaining as well as informative, with guest speakers and
meaningful connections and programming - an evening of education and
fun for all!
Please consider joining the
MOTA Legislative Committee by contacting:
Shoshana Shamberg and
Michelle McCarty
MOTA Legislative Committee Co-Chairs
Phone: 410-358-7269
Email: shoshamberg@yahoo.com
Legislative Committee Update:
The MOTA Legislative Committee will be holding their monthly meetings to discuss current legislative issues, as well as plan for the 2008 Annual Legislative Reception.
NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING:
TBA
At
Towson University OT/OS Department -
Enrollment Services bldg., Rm. 209 (right
off the lobby)
For map and directions,
CLICK HERE.
Please visit this page often for updates on meeting times and locations.
In addition to the monthly meetings, the committee will be hosting periodic “on-line chats” through MSN and Yahoo. Anyone interested, please contact Michelle for details at occupational_therapy@verizon.net
One of the goals of
the committee is to “get the word out”; therefore, Shoshana and
Michelle will be presenting a legislative session at the next
MOTA Conference.
They will also be visiting area OT departments and practices to
increase awareness and answer questions. If you would like them to
visit your facility, please email us at
shoshamberg@yahoo.com for more details.
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