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PPP-PAC

Thank you! — to all PAC contributors

Our legislative successes over this past year were greatly enhanced by the contributions of members to the Society’s Political Action Committee, the PPP-PAC, in 2006. (In case you were wondering, the title stands for “Psychiatric Physicians of Pennsylvania.”)

If you didn’t give in 2006 (or even if you did), please give in 2007. As soon as the legislature returns to work in January, invitations to political fundraising events start coming in, along with the introduction of new bills to which we need to respond. Your PAC contributions help open doors so that we can enter and educate legislators on issues critical to your practice and the patients you serve.

A contribution to the PPP-PAC gives you a voice in the Pennsylvania legislature. Our lobbyist, staff, and officers speak regularly with members of the Pennsylvania Senate and House on proposals that will have a direct impact on your practice and the quality of care and service that patients receive.

State laws and regulations affect most of the professional issues we address as a Society. The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society routinely lobbies on such issues as:

• Non-physician prescribing legislation
• Scope of practice limitations related to patient safety
• The role of psychologists in hospital settings
• Minimum mental health insurance benefits
• Commitment procedures and standards
• Patient confidentiality and medical records issues
• Children’s access to mental health services
  

By law, we may not use your membership dues for making political contributions. We may only use Political Action Committee funds for this purpose.
To make wise decisions, legislators need access to the relevant facts and arguments. Please help the Society deliver your message by sending a personal donation today to the PPP-PAC. It’s an investment in your future. (PDF to donation form)

Steven A. Ager, MD Mary Anne Albaugh, MD Eleanor B. Antolin, MD Frederic M. Baurer, MD Alan N. Bedell, MD Charles S. Berlin, MD Kimberly R. Best, MD Lester J. Bolanovich, MD Jerrold C. Bonn, MD Robert L. Boyd, MD Paul D. Brettschneider, MD David L. Buch, MD Stanley N. Caroff, MD Kenneth M. Certa, MD Charles E. Cladel, Jr., MD John S. Clayton, DO William L. Clovis, MD Bohdan W. Doberczak, MD Robert J. Donovan, MD Kathleen C. Dougherty, MD Wei Du, MD William R. Dubin, MD Joel K. Edelstein, MD Barry M. Farber, MD Barry W. Fisher, MD Mark B. Fishtein, DO Scott A. Fleischer, MD James H. Gilfoil, MD Alex Glijansky, MD Houshang G. Hamadani, MD Ira S. Handler, MD Roger F. Haskett, MD Shivkumar S. Hatti, MD, MBA Jeffrey W. Hermann, MD Abram M. Hostetter, MD Susan M. Ice, MD Sheila Judge, MD Shakeel A. Khan, MD Barbara G. Kuhlengel, MD

Rajnikent P. Lad, MD George A. Lapes, MD Edward C. Leonard, Jr., MD Dimitri D. Markov, MD Dominic L. Mazza, MD Robert F. McFadden, MD Jeanne S. Meisler, MD Sylvia R. Mendelsohn, MD Pietro Miazzo, MD Patricia J. Middleton, MD Laurence B. Miller, MD R. Christopher Monsour, MD Roy C. Monsour, MD J. Martin Myers, Jr., MD Ali A. Nourian, MD David E. Ness, MD, PC Patricia Passeltiner, MD Rodney J. Pelchat, MD Joel A. Posener, MD James F. Rea, DO, FACN Seth R. Rosenwald, DO John M. Rusk, MD Robert L. Sadoff, MD C. Paul Scott, MD Jyoti R. Shah, MD Kripa S. Singh, MD Bernard S. Sobel, DO John H. Soffietti, MD Mervin S. Stewart, MD Andrew M. Stone, MD Ramana G. Surya, DO Edwin L. Tan, MD Robert M. Toborowsky, MD Michael J. Vergare, MD L. Alan Wright, MD M. Ruiza Yee, MD