This is an email that Beverly D. Kotsanis wrote that I wanted to share on my blog. Her points are right on target. Please Contact Your Senator & Reps Now.
We (Andrew Kotsanis, myself, Marge Woodard, Lamarque Polvado and Jon Gentry - from our camp) testified this past week before the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on the same matter as we did April 14th in Austin. . . . .
It came out in testimony this past Tuesday that even the chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Committee (Jane Nelson - my senator) had no idea how bad the situation is. Also, according to the lawyer who is the executive director of the Texas Medical Board, there are currently complaints open on 6 autism doctors in Texas. It is ridiculous that virtually 100% of doctors who treat autism using nutrition and biomedical therapies have open complaints against them and they have no way of knowing their accusers. What is even more ridiculous is that mainstream doctors offer NO HOPE for this population. WHERE CAN THESE PATIENTS GO OTHER THAN INTO INSTITUTIONS? AND WHO WILL PAY FOR THAT?
Now that we have testified and been high profile about wanting reform, they are going after us. We need more support from people to call Senator Nelson's office and ask that the senate bill number 2336 include language that all complaints that are currently open should fall under the new law regarding knowing your acuser. Otherwise they will try and take out as many now as they can before the bill gets passed. Passage of some type of transparency seems highly likely. We also visited the governor's aide on Wednesday and implored him not to veto the bill.
If you know of anyone who can have the ear of House Public Health Committee members, Senate Health and Human Services Committee Members and any legislators in general, please ask them to help the bills pass (HB 3816 and SB 2336). It is so unfair for patients to be deprived of help.
PLEASE CALL SENATOR NELSON'S OFFICE - WRITE - FAX - VISIT - DO WHATEVER IT TAKES! IT' TIME TO TAKE OUR FREEDOMS BACK!
SENATOR JANE NELSON
CHAIR SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW
Legislature: 81st Legislature THE LINK FOR THE LEGISLATURE'S HOME PAGE IS http://www.legis.state.tx.us/
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District: 12
Capitol Office: CAP 1E.5
Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
Capitol Phone: (512) 463-0112
District Address: 1235 S. Main St., Suite 280
Grapevine, TX 76051
District Phone: (817) 424-3446
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Beverly D. Kotsanis
Wellness Metabolic Institute, PA
Baylor Medical Plaza Suite 260
2020 W. State Highway 114
Grapevine, TX 76051
Ofc: 817-481-6342
Fax: 817-442-4848
www.wellnessmetabolic.com
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