{"content":[{"text":"March 16, 2016","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.186664,"width":0.11836199999999998,"height":0.017045000000000005}},{"text":"The Honorable Joshua B. Miller \n Chairman \n Senate Committee on Health and Human Services \n 82 Smith Street \n Providence, RI 02903","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.220755,"width":0.38203699999999996,"height":0.08522699999999997}},{"text":"Dear Chairman Miller:","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.323066,"width":0.17114599999999996,"height":0.017044999999999977}},{"text":"The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Rhode Island Society of Osteopathic \n Physicians & Surgeons (RISOPS) are writing in support of S 2697, and to request \n amendments. This bill establishes the Rhode Island Behavioral Health Care Reform Act of 2016 \n which promotes the delivery of behavioral health care services, and provides for increased insurance \n coverage for such services. While the bill recognizes the Rhode Island Medical Society, it fails to \n include the equivalent professional organization representing osteopathic physicians (DOs), the \n Rhode Island Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. The AOA and RISOPS request that \n this bill be amended to provide equal recognition for RISOPS.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.357157,"width":0.760823,"height":0.13643899999999998}},{"text":"The AOA represents more than 123,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs) and osteopathic medical \n students, promotes public health, encourages scientific research, serves as the primary certifying \n body for DOs, is the accrediting agency for osteopathic medical schools, and has federal authority to \n accredit hospitals and other health care facilities. More information on DOs/osteopathic medicine \n can be found at www.osteopathic.org. RISOPS is a professional organization that represents over \n 300 DOs providing patient care in Rhode Island.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.510642,"width":0.7630450000000001,"height":0.1022209999999999}},{"text":"The AOA and RISOPS would like to request that the bill be amended as follows:","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.629909,"width":0.66562,"height":0.017044999999999977}},{"text":"Section 23-17.12-9","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.664,"width":0.14193,"height":0.017044999999999977}},{"text":"\"(d) The requirement that each review agent shall utilize and provide upon \n request, by Rhode Island licensed hospitals and the Rhode Island Medical \n Society, the Rhode Island Society of Osteopathic Physicians and \n Surgeons, the Rhode Island Psychiatric Society…”","bbox":{"left":0.29415,"top":0.664,"width":0.569446,"height":0.0682569999999999}},{"text":"Section 42-14.5-3","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.749303,"width":0.132714,"height":0.017044999999999977}},{"text":"“(a)… Notice of not less than ten (10) days of said hearing(s) shall go to the \n general assembly, the governor, the Rhode Island Medical Society, the \n Rhode Island Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the \n Hospital Association…”","bbox":{"left":0.29415,"top":0.749303,"width":0.575157,"height":0.06814399999999987}},{"text":"Section 42-14.5-3","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.834493,"width":0.132714,"height":0.017044999999999977}},{"text":"“(h)… The workgroup shall also include at least one designee each from the \n Rhode Island Medical Society, the Rhode Island Society of Osteopathic \n Physicians and Surgeons, Rhode Island Council…”","bbox":{"left":0.29415,"top":0.834493,"width":0.577216,"height":0.051130999999999927}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.117647,"top":0.069318,"width":0.328431,"height":0.083333},{"left":0.553922,"top":0.073106,"width":0.312663,"height":0.079356}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.117647,"top":0.069318,"width":0.328431,"height":0.083333},{"left":0.553922,"top":0.073106,"width":0.312663,"height":0.079356}]}