The following is a partial listing of known national, federal, state, and private health care agencies, as well as professional and consumer health care organizations which recognize and/or interact with ABC credentialed orthotists and prosthetists as qualified orthotic and/or prosthetic allied health care providers in the field of rehabilitation:
FEDERAL HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS:
- Veteran's Administration
- Health Care Finance Administration
- Rehabilitation Services Administration
- Applied Rehabilitation Medicine Research Bureau
NATIONAL CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATIONS:
- American Medical Association, Council on Medical Education
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- National Commission for Certifying Agencies
STATE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZING ABC CREDENTIALING:
- Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation
- Ohio Department of Health and Human Services
- Ohio Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
- State of California MediCal
- Texas Rehabilitation Commission
- State of Washington Department of Social and Health Service
- State of Washington Crippled Children's Services
- State of Washington Department of Labor and Industry
- State of Washington Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Medicaid of Wisconsin
- Medspan of Connecticut
- Medical of Minnesota
- State of Pennsylvania Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
- New York State Medicaid
- State of Colorado Handicapped Children's Programs
- Colorado State Medicaid
- Colorado Tri-County Easter Seal
- Pennrose Foundation of Colorado
- New Hampshire Easter Seal
- New Hampshire Handicapped Children's Program
- Vermont Handicapped Children's Program
- Medicaid of Vermont
- State of Hawaii Division of Workman's Compensation
- State of Hawaii Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- State of Hawaii Crippled Children's
- State of Hawaii Hansen's Disease
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
- Massachusetts Welfare Commission
- State of Montana Division of Workman's Compensation
- State of Montana Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- State of Montana Division of Child Health Services
- State of Nevada Medicaid
- State of Nevada Workman's Compensation
- State of Nevada Crippled Children's (require only ABC)
- State of Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation
- State of Nevada Department of Prisons
- Clark County Jail (Nevada)
- Clark County Social Services (Nevada)
- Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada)
- State of Wyoming Division of Workers' Compensation
- State of Wyoming Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Crippled Children's Services of Tennessee
- State of Tennessee Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- State of Tennessee Medicaid
- State of Georgia Medicaid
- Crippled Children's Services of Washington
- Kansas Easter Seal
- New Jersey Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
- New Jersey Child Health and Welfare Agency
- New Jersey Medicaid
- West Virginia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- West Virginia Department of Human Services
- West Virginia Worker's Compensation
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- State of Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Children Special Health Services of Louisiana
- Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZING ABC CREDENTIALING:
- Chrysler Corporation/United Auto Workers Health Care Agreement
- Ford Motor Company/United Auto Workers Health Care Agreement
- General Motors/United Auto Workers Health Care Agreement
- Liberty Mutual Health Insurance
- Principal Mutual Health Insurance
- CIGNA Insurance
- Travelers Insurance
- Met-Life Insurance
- Mutual of Omaha
- Kaiser Permanente
STATE PRIVATE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZING ABC CREDENTIALING:
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Northeast Ohio
- Connecticut Care
- Connecticut Health Care
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan
- PPO Michigan
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Western New York
- Blue Cross of Texas
- Nebraska Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Health Network of Colorado Springs
- Take Care Insurance of Colorado
- Qual Med
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Colorado
- Health Source, Inc. of New Hampshire
- Job Care of New Hampshire
- Matthew Thornton Health Plan of New Hampshire
- Blue Cross of Iowa
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Tufts HMO of Massachusetts
- Harvard Community Health HMO of Massachusetts
- CIGNA Insurance of Montana
- State of Nevada Medical University Center
- CIGNA Insurance of Wyoming
- Community Health Network of Louisiana
- Employers Health Insurance of Wisconsin
- Gulf South Health Plan of Louisiana
- OCHSNER Health Plan of Louisiana
NATIONAL CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS:
- American Association of Retired Persons
- Amputee Coalition of America
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- National Easter Seal Society
- National Head Injury Foundation
- Spina Bifida Association of America
- Spinal Cord Injury Society
- Scoliosis Research Society
- United Cerebral Palsy Association
- March of Dimes
- The Arc
- Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities
- Association for the Care of Children's Health
- National Handicapped Sports
- National Organization on Disability
- Little League Baseball, Challenger Division
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- American Diabetes Association
- Disabled Veterans Association
NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
- Congress on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Council of Rehabilitation Specialists
- International Society on Prosthetics and Orthotics
- National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics
- National Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
- National Assoc. of Rehab. Professionals in the Private Sector
- National Rehabilitation Association
- National Organization for Competency Assurance
- Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
- Shriner's Hospitals for Crippled Children
- Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association
- U.S. Olympic Cycling Team
- U.S. Figure Skating Association
REGIONAL AND STATE O&P ORGANIZATIONS AFFILIATED WITH AAOP:
- Alabama Chapter
- Florida Chapter
- Kentucky Chapter
- Maryland/District of Columbia/Virginia Chapter
- Midwest Chapter (Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana)
- Minnesota Chapter
- New England Chapter (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island)
- New Jersey Chapter
- New York Chapter
- North Carolina Chapter
- Northern California Chapter
- Northern Plains Chapter (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska)
- Ohio Chapter
- Pennsylvania Chapter
- Southern California Chapter
- Southwest Regional Chapter (Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico)
- Texas Chapter
REGIONAL O&P ORGANIZATIONS AFFILIATED WITH AOPA:
- Region A - Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Region B - District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- Region C - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
- Region D - Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Region E - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
- Region F - Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
REGIONAL AND STATE O&P ORGANIZATIONS
NOT AFFILIATED WITH AOPA/AAOP:
- California Orthotics and Prosthetics Association
- Certified Orthotic and Prosthetic Advocates of Texas
- Michigan Orthotics and Prosthetics Association
- New York Orthotics and Prosthetics Association
- Pennsylvania Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- The Orthotic and Prosthetic Society of Alabama
- Colorado Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- Florida Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Idaho Orthotic and Prosthetic Society
- Illinois Society of Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Kentucky State Chapter of AOPA
- Louisiana Association of Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Maine Orthotic/Prosthetic Association
- Maryland Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- Massachusetts Society of Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Minnesota Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- Mississippi Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- Nebraska Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- Nevada Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- Prosthetic and Orthotic Society of New Jersey
- North Carolina Society of Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists of the Dakotas
- Ohio Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- Oklahoma Society of Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Oregon Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- Pennsylvania Orthotic and Prosthetic Society
- South Carolina Orthotic and Prosthetic Society
- Tennessee Society of Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Texas Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Washington Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
- West Virginia Chapter of Certified Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Wisconsin Orthotic and Prosthetic Association
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