Earlier this year Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ) reached out to the AARC and requested a detailed briefing on the respiratory profession and our legislative agenda. NJ leadership meet with the Congressman at his New Jersey office and later in Washington DC. Congressman Andrews is a co-sponsor of HR 2619, The Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access […]
Happy Respiratory Care Week 2013
Dear Respiratory Colleagues, This week we celebrate hard-working and dedicated Respiratory Therapists, here in the State of New Jersey and throughout our country. Your loyalty to the Respiratory Therapy profession testifies of who we are and what our high calling is. To validate our commitment, we received confirmation this past Thursday that Congressman Robert Andrews […]
2013 Shore Conference
A lot has happened at the Jersey Shore since we met last year for the NJSRC annual conference and the education committee has worked very hard to make sure this year’s conference meets and exceeds everyone’s expectations. The program presented will be approved for 13 CRCEs by the AARC and will contain topics that are […]
News from Washington DC: Respiratory Therapists are Needed to Write their Congressman to Support New AARC Bill
The AARC has introduced the Medicare Respiratory Therapist Access Act to our U.S. congressmen. The bill is HR 2619, which permits qualified respiratory care practitioners to perform self-management training to Medicare patients in doctor’s offices. It will be the first time Medicare will recognize the respiratory therapist, just as it has done for physical and […]
