Attention MSHA members! 2021 is here and MSHA is submitting two bills for legislative change. These two important topics are Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage for Children under 21 (House Bill 13/ Senate Bill 2338) and the creation of an Independent Licensure Board for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (House Bill 85/Senate Bill 2005). We are asking that you participate in MSHA’s Virtual Legislative Day on Wednesday, January 27, 2021!
We need your help! Currently, we are putting together a grassroots
effort to communicate with YOUR legislators about our two MSHA proposed bills.
Have you ever heard the saying, “It’s who you know”? Well, if you have a
connection, we want your legislator to KNOW. You may know the member
personally, be a distant relative, neighbor, a church friend, or a constituent.
But they can’t help pass these out of committee if they aren’t knowledgeable
about the NEED for them.
We urge you to contact your legislative member and tell them about
the importance of these two bills. You can share MSHA’s
Facebook post January 27th or create your own. Record a video, post a picture,
or write a comment across all of your social media platforms (Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter) asking legislators to support these bills. Use the hashtags
(#): #MSLeg2021; #HearingAidsforMSKids; #SLPAUDBoard;
#MSHALeg2021; #MSHAAdvocacy; #ASHAAdvocacy. If you are friends with or
follow your legislators on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, tag them in the
post using @ (i.e., @rpowellslp).
You can find their contact info here at this link:
MS House of Representatives: http://www.legislature.ms.gov/legislators/representatives/
MS Senate: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/s_roster.pdf
The legislators that sit on the committees that we are targeting
in order to educate them about our bills are as follows:
Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage
Committees:
|
HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE |
SENATE INSURANCE COMMITTEE |
|
Hank Zuber, Chairman Kevin Ford, Vice-Chairman William Tracy Arnold Earle S. Banks Christopher M. Bell Charles Busby Oscar Denton Clay Deweese Dan Eubanks Michael T. Evans Jill Ford Jeffrey S. Guice Jeff Hale Jeffery Harness John W. Hines, Sr. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Steve Hopkins Tom Miles Gene Newman Omeria Scott Jody Steverson Jerry R. Turner Tom Weathersby Lee Yancey Shanda Yates Henry Zuber III |
J. Walter Michel, Chairman Michael McLendon, Vice-Chairman Barbara Blackmon Kevin Blackwell Nicole Boyd Scott DeLano Hillman Terome Frazier Josh Harkins Angela Burks Hill John Horhn Dean Kirby Joseph Thomas Chuck Younger |
Independent Licensure Committees:
|
HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE |
SENATE PUBLIC HEALTH & WELFARE
COMMITTEE |
|
Sam Mims, V, Chairman Missy McGee, Vice-Chairman Shane Aguirre Nick Bain Christopher M. Bell Cedric Burnett Billy Adam Calvert Bryant W. Clark Dana Criswel Ronnie C. Crudup Becky Currie Dan Eubanks Kevin Ford John W. Hines, Sr. Kabir Karriem Jay McKnight Dana McLean Orlando Paden Brent Powell John Read Rob Roberson Noah Sanford Donnie Scoggin Omeria Scott Fred Shanks Zakiya Summers; Rickey Thompson Jason White |
Hob Bryan, Chairman David Parker, Vice-Chairman Barbara
Blackmon Kevin
Blackwell David
Blount Chris
Caughman Dennis
DeBar, Jr. Joey
Fillingane Hillman
Terome Frazier Josh
Harkins W.
Briggs Hopson III John
Horhn Chris
Johnson Chad
McMahan Rita
Potts Parks John
A. Polk Jeff
Tate Brice
Wiggins Tammy
Witherspoon |
Please contact the members of the Insurance and Public Health and
Human Services Committees by phone, email, text, social media, and even in
person within the next week and ask for their support of these bills.
●
Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage
for Children under 21:House Bill 13/ Senate Bill 2338
●
Universal Licensure Board for
Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (House Bill 85/Senate Bill 2005
You may find sample letters to
legislators below. If you are one of their constituents, be sure to state that
in your message. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone at:800.664.6742 Ext. 707 or legislative@mshausa.org. Your involvement matters!
Independent Licensure Board Letter (download)
Rachel Powell, Chair
MSHA Legislative Committee
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