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Legislative Committee Meeting Update – March 2025
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2025 ASA Conference
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HB 241 – On Requiring Health Insurers to cover alternative pain management treatments
HB 241 – Do you approve? ANALYSIS: This bill requires insurance coverage for certain pain management therapies prescribed as alternatives to treatment with opioids. Sponsors: Rep. Nagel, Belk. 6; Rep. T. Dolan, Rock. 16; Rep. Lundgren, Rock. 16; Rep. Palmer, Sull. 2 ...
Asheville Wellness Practitioner Response – Volunteer and Donations Requested
Published: October 2, 2024 ***Asking for help: locations, volunteers, donations for Wellness Response effort*** We know that traumatic stress is one of the primary causes of modern illness, and every member of the Western North Carolina community is experiencing that...
Last Call – Annual Meeting Tickets Available Online Til 9/12
Last Call for Tickets – Online Registration Ends Thurs 9/12Onsite registration availableLight lunch will be provided – bring your own beverage We have 7 hours of incredible content from these speakers – plus news and updates from the ASM Board of Directors and...
Top 5 Reasons to Attend the ASM Annual Meeting
Come for the connections, insights, and community! Register now! Top 5 Reasons to Attend Hear expert speakers with key insights, success stories, and new perspectives Earn 8 CEUs for the full day (lic ac) Build connections with like-minded colleagues Enhance...
Dr. Joseph Audette – Keynote Speaker for Annual Mtg
Early Bird Rates Fly Away SaturdayMembers & Non-Members save thru 8/10Register now! Spotlight on Our Keynote Speaker – Joseph Audette, M.A., M.D.2pm – 5pm The ASM is fortunate to have Dr. Joseph Audette as our Keynote Speaker at this year’s annual meeting. He is a...
OPTUM CLAW BACKS FOR CODES 97139, 97039 WERE IN ERROR
ASA Insurance Chair, Mori West, has issued the following update:Please disseminate this in ALL states that have Optum as the carrier forthe VA CCN – Regions 1,2,3 . The following states are NOT affected:CA, MV, AZ, UT, OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, CO NM, TX, AK, HI. Optum WAS...
Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium 2025
Dates and Details May 16 – 18: Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium — Lake Junaluska, NC Conference Highlights:Over 30 presentations to choose from including:•Clinical lectures on herbal medicine•Herbal walks and medicine-making demos•Keynote Address: Entering The...
Heads up! New licensure verification process for NH acupuncturists
As per the New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification. New Partnership with VeriDoc Announced VeriDoc will now be used to process and transmit all verification of licensure for the Board of Podiatry, Acupuncture and Chiropractic.Verifications...
Working with LGBTQ Patients for Acupuncturists
Dates and Details Available now until November 2024e-course-at your own pace2 NCCAOM PDA (NCCAOM Ethics, DC BOM LGBTQ Cultural Sensitivity, DC Public Health Priority) Course is approved for 2 NCCAOM ethics PDAs as well as Washington DC License requirements listed...
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ASA Community News
- FSOMA Members Making a Difference
- Legislative Committee Meeting Update – March 2025
- 2025 ASA Conference
- The ASA and the NCCAOM Endorse The Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act Act of 2025 (H.R. 1667)
- WATCH: ASA AND NCCAOM WEBINAR – 2025 Strategy for Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act – Wednesday, January 22, 2025