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Below is a the sample letter as sent
out in the February 15th E-Blast. This letter is a suggested guideline.
However, you are encouraged to personalize it before you send it.
Representative/Senator _______,
Hello, I am (NAME) , live in (TOWN) and am a constituent in your district. I am
also member of the Colorado Athletic Trainers Association. I am writing to ask
for your support of a bill being presented in this 2006 session for the
regulation of Athletic Trainers, it is HB1127 "Athletic Trainer Practice Act".
Athletic Trainers are allied health professionals educated and trained in the
prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries. Athletic
Trainers work in a variety of settings including hospitals and clinics,
secondary schools and colleges, military, occupational and industrial
environments as well as professional sports.
I feel this bill is important because:
1. It will protect the public from harm, especially including the children and
patients in the educational settings.
2. It will provide healthy competition in the market of rehabilitative/injury
healthcare.
3. Athletic trainers will be regulated in the same manner as other health care
professionals who provide similar services.
4. It will help assure that those who have been properly educated and prepared
to do so will be practicing athletic training.
Thanks in advance for your attention to this bill,
(NAME)
Certified Athletic Trainer
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