Advocacy:

Current Advocacy Positions: (posted Feb 20, 2010)

• Against the lowering of the hunting age (SB 167)
• Sponsor/participant in the annual Residents’ Advocacy Day
• Advocated for the exemption of school safety nurses and transport from budget revenue limits
• Official position against granting prescribing authority to clinical psychologists
• Endorsement of SB827/AB816 providing a mandate of coverage of cochlear implants
• Support of AB590 ensuring equal protection for all children from injury or death due to medical neglect

Useful Advocacy Links:

Wisconsin State Legislature

Wisconsin Legislative Notification Service
The Wisconsin Legislative Notification System allows anyone the opportunity to follow legislation by receiving daily or weekly emails for specific legislative activities. You can choose items by Proposal, Committee, Author or Subject and can select the activities for which you would like to receive notifications.

The Wheeler Report

WisPolitics.com

Healthfinder

FDA

CDC’s Health Alert Network

AAP Department of Federal Affairs

Pediatric Council

Activities
Chapter leaders and members of Chapter’s Pediatric Council have been visiting with relevant WI Senate and Assembly health-related committee members to discuss pediatric issues including:

• Development of a Childhood Cabinet position at the executive level
• A SCHIP funding gap
• Seat-Belt Primary enforcement for at least all children

The Chapter’s Pediatric Council has the following priorities:

1. Influence State administrative initiatives (e.g., BadgerCare Plus, Healthy Wisconsin for businesses) and legislative bills to ensure health care access for all children
2. Urge Congress to fund SCHIP shortfalls
3. Ensure medical homes for children with special health care needs and foster children
4. Improve mental health access, payments and continuing education
5. Improve dental/oral health access
6. Address US Deficit Reduction Act documentation/verification of US citizenship and identity for Medicaid benefits
7. Promote insurance coverage of management of overweight children
8. Promote insurance coverage of new vaccines
9. Prepare to maintain children’s health during disasters
10. Establish Children’s Cabinet in State of Wisconsin