To best represent medical physics, the AAPM has worked to establish a close and cooperative working relationship with numerous government bodies and organizations including the Congress, federal and state agencies, related professional societies and a range of medical providers, corporations and suppliers.
For additional information related to AAPM’s government relations efforts, contact Lynne Fairobent, manager of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs at lynne@aapm.org or 301-209-3364.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee passes S. 1042 CARE legislation out of committee
Posted March 15, 2008
On Thursday, March 13, 2008, the Senate HELP committee voted to move forward the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill, or CARE bill (S. 1042) out of committee. Thank you to all AAPM members that called their Senators and Representatives to date on this legislation. In the next couple of weeks, members of Congress will be in their home districts for Easter recess, please contact their offices and ask that they support the passing of S. 1042 and H.R. 583 as soon as possible upon return from the spring recess. If you have not done so, it is not too late go to: http://capwiz.com/aapm/home/ and follow the instructions for calling or emailing your members. If you have contacted your members, please follow up and ask what action have they taken based on your request.
If you have questions, please contact, Lynne Fairobent, AAPM's manager of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs at lynne@aapm.org.
Action Alert: CARE Legislation - Senate HELP committee key members 
Posted: February 13, 2008
The Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) legislation (S.1042) is scheduled for mark up by the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pension (HELP) committee. As such it is especially vital the AAPM members that reside in states where the members of the Senate HELP committee are from, call their Senator and ask that the bill be moved forward without additional amemdment. Key Senators that we are targeting are: Senator Harkin (Iowa), Mikulski (Maryland), Murray (Washington), Reed (Rhode Island), Clinton (New York), Obama (Illinois), Brown (Ohio), Gregg (New Hampshire), Alexander (Tennessee), Murkowski (Alaska), Roberts (Kansas), Allard (Colorado) and Coburn (Oklahoma).
To show you CARE about quality care and health care costs, please visit the Legislative Action Center and use the supplied communication tools to quickly and easily contact your legislators.
“Source Collection and Threat Reduction” (SCATR) Program -
The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) and the Department of Energy have initiated a rare opportunity for radioactive material licensees to have financial assistance in properly disposing of unwanted sealed sources. The program is entitled “Source Collection and Threat Reduction” or “SCATR.” The AAPM endorses the SCATR program and encourages AAPM members to have their licensees register and take advantage of this opportunity. For additional information and to register your sources click here CRCPD SCATR.
Federal Agency Issues
The responsibility for ensuring the safe use of radioactive materials and radiation-producing machines is shared by a number of federal agencies and states. Key federal agencies are the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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