Congratulations! You have made your visit and fully participated in American democracy. Please take the next step, which is a crucial part to enacting this legislation. That is follow-up.
Please remember that legislators and their staff meet with hundreds of people. In many cases, the meetings are the only time that they will hear about the issue. To ensure that the issue stays on the legislator's mind, it is important for you to stay in touch by taking the following steps.
Step One: Thank You Notes
Immediately after the meeting, please write a thank you note on your business letterhead or personal stationary. View sample thank you notes to write following your meeting with a:
Step Two: Follow-Up E-mail
Two weeks after the meeting, please write a follow-up e-mail. View sample follow-up e-mail messages for your meeting with a:
Step Three: Make a Call
If the legislator has not co-sponsored the legislation within one month after the meeting, please call the staff and follow the appropriate script. View sample telephone scripts for your meeting with a:
1. Thank you note for a Representative on SLP Supplier Status
Thank you for meeting with me on [date] to discuss H.R. 1774, legislation that would provide speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with a Medicare outpatient supplier number and allow us to bill Medicare from a private practice.
SLPs already have the right to directly bill Medicaid, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and most private health plans, however only other rehabilitation professionals, such as physical and occupational therapists, have the right to bill Medicare directly.
H.R. 1774 would ensure that Medicare patients have greater access and choice because these patients would be able to seek care from private-practice SLPs.
Please co-sponsor this important legislation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
2. Thank you note for a Senator on SLP Supplier Status
Thank you for meeting with me on [date] to discuss S. 45, legislation that would provide speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with a Medicare outpatient supplier number and allow us to bill Medicare from a private practice.
SLPs already have the right to directly bill Medicaid, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and most private health plans, however only other rehabilitation professionals, such as physical and occupational therapists, have the right to bill Medicare directly.
S. 45 would ensure that Medicare patients have greater access and choice because these patients would be able to seek care from private-practice SLPs.
Please co-sponsor this important legislation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
1. Follow-Up E-mail Message to a Representative on SLP Supplier Status
I am writing today to follow-up on our meeting of [date] when we discussed H.R. 1774, legislation that would provide speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with a Medicare outpatient supplier number and allow us to bill Medicare from a private practice.
SLPs already have the right to directly bill Medicaid, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and most private health plans, while only other rehabilitation professionals, such as physical and occupational therapists, have the right to bill Medicare directly.
H.R. 1774 would ensure that Medicare patients have greater access and choice because these patients would be able to seek care from private-practice SLPs.
Is Congressman/Congresswoman____________ planning on co-sponsoring H.R. 1774?
If you or the Congressman/Congresswoman have any questions, I would be happy to answer them. I look forward to your response.
2. Follow-Up E-mail Message to a Senator on SLP Supplier Status
I am writing today to follow-up on our meeting of [date] when we discussed S. 45, legislation that would provide speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with a Medicare outpatient supplier number and allow us to bill Medicare from a private practice.
SLPs already have the right to directly bill Medicaid, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and most private health plans, while only other rehabilitation professionals, such as physical and occupational therapists, have the right to bill Medicare directly.
S. 45 would ensure that Medicare patients have greater access and choice because these patients would be able to seek care from private-practice SLPs.
Is Senator____________ planning on co-sponsoring S. 45?
If you or the Senator have any questions, I would be happy to answer them. I look forward to your response.
1. Telephone Script for a Representative's Office on SLP Supplier Status
- Call two weeks after sending the e-mail message. You will probably reach voicemail.
Hi, this is __________________.
I am calling to follow-up on our meeting of [date]. During that meeting, we discussed H.R. 1774, legislation that would provide speech-language pathologists (SLPs) with a Medicare outpatient supplier number and allow us to bill Medicare from a private practice.
I am calling to see if the Congressman/Congresswoman has co-sponsored the legislation?
Please call me back to let me know. My telephone number is: (xxx) xxx-xxxx.
2. Telephone Script for a Senator's Office on SLP Supplier Status
- Call two weeks after sending the e-mail message. You will probably reach voicemail.
Hi, this is __________________.
I am calling to follow-up on our meeting of [date]. During that meeting, we discussed S. 45, legislation that would provide speech-language pathologists with a Medicare outpatient supplier number and allow us to bill Medicare from a private practice.
I am calling to see if the Senator has co-sponsored the legislation?
Please call me back to let me know. My telephone number is: (xxx) xxx-xxxx.
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