For any readers in Florida, please be sure to support the DPC legislation that has been proposed in the state. Lee Gross, MD and others (such as Garrison Bliss, MD and the DPC Coalition) have offered helpful support and testimony for the legislation that faces an uncertain future. Unfortunately the legislation is being attached to other pieces of legislation rather than being proposed as a stand alone bill (A stand alone bill would be more likely to pass given the broad support for DPC).
Congrats to Oklahoma! - State Legislative Review
Wonderful news came out of Oklahoma two days ago. The OK state became the 10th state to pass DPC legislation. Congratulations to Rob Bartlett and the many others who worked to make the legislation a priority! In my opinion Oklahoma has the best DPC legislation to date. Fortunately only two of the ten DPC laws passed to date are examples of "Bad Law" that harmed (more than helped) the DPC movement.
1) West Virginia 2006 (Bad law)
2) Washington 2007
3) Oregon 2011 (Bad law)
4) Utah 2012
5) Arizona 2014
6) Louisiana 2014
7) Michigan Jan 10, 2015
8) Mississippi Mar 18, 2015
9) Idaho Apr 9, 2015
10) Oklahoma Apr 21, 2015
If you are working on legislation in your state, be sure to keep the rest of the DPC community involved. Review the Model Legislation promoted by the DPC Coalition. Reach out to us, the DPC Coalition, or your favorite other supporting organization for assistance.
If you happen to be located in Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Hampshire or Texas be sure to follow, weigh in, and support their pending DPC legislation as well.
Welcome to DPC Frontier
Take a look around the site. Let us know what you think. We are excited to be a part of the DPC movement. This blog will cover any developing stories, products, practices, etc. that we think would be of interest to the DPC community. Be sure to check out the forums as well. The DPC Pioneers started the movement decades ago, and we are all approaching the DPC Frontier.