WELCOME TO THE ARIZONA CHIROPRACTIC SOCIETY

Alan M. Immerman, D.C. ACS President

THE SOURCE OF REAL POSITIVE CHANGE FOR CHIROPRACTIC IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA The Arizona Chiropractic Society, the largest Arizona chiropractic association, helps doctors and patients by uniting chiropractors in Arizona to take action on the most important professional, legislative and regulatory issues. Serving our members and improving healthcare in Arizona are our top priorities. Along with the activities conducted on behalf of the membership, our members continue to take care of the chiropractic needs of hundreds of thousands of Arizonans every day. Together, we are shaping the future of health care.

MISSION:
ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF ARIZONA CHIROPRACTORS

The Arizona Chiropractic Society (ACS) is a non-profit state association for Arizona chiropractors founded in 1991. ACS works to strengthen and protect chiropractic, safeguard practice rights, provide effective representation at the Arizona Legislature, make needed changes in health insurance law and personal injury litigation, provide information regarding claims denials, IMEs and low speed impact biomechanical engineering reports, and advise doctors who have had Chiropractic Board complaints. ACS is the only state association in the country that provides personal counseling by a veteran licensed chiropractor. Read what other Arizona chiropractors have written about ACS here.

ACHIEVEMENTS FOR ARIZONA CHIROPRACTORS

Since 1991 ACS and its President and Executive Director Alan M. Immerman, D.C., have achieved many important advances for the chiropractic profession including enactment of four insurance equality laws and laws for HMO's, fostering an atmosphere of "live and let live" in the chiropractic community, reigning in the Chiropractic Board by requiring definitions for "unprofessional conduct," passing a vastly improved health care lien law, working with the  State of Arizona Department of Insurance to enforce existing laws, and more. ACS continues it tradition today by advancing copay/deductible legislation and continuing efforts to reform the Chiropractic Board. Read what legislators have said about ACS here.

JOIN WITH HUNDREDS OF ARIZONA CHIROPRACTORS AND BECOME A MEMBER

There are many benefits to membership. First and foremost is that you are protecting and preserving your own profession. Chiropractors' practice rights are constantly under assault at the state legislature, in the media and the courts, and the profession needs a strong advocate. ACS is that advocate. Also, click here Member Benefits and review the list of the ACS "Special Treasures" which are available only to members. This ever expanding list of tools and documents, now including an online Find-a-Doc search engine for members to get new patients, is invaluable in making a chiropractic practice function smoothly and successfully in Arizona. ACS provides personalized consulting to resolve a wide myriad of problems including claims denials. Membership more than pays for itself in many ways! Read the many testimonials and accolades sent to ACS by its supporters. Go to a membership application by clicking here. ACS is strong and growing rapidly for only one reason -- it meets the needs of its members. Read their own words here.

BREAKING NEWS AND UPDATES

JUNE 8 , 2009: ACS posts listing of Corporate Members and Sponsors here and Online Classifieds here. Our sponsors offer great services and products and they support the Arizona chiropractic profession. You should support them. Here is the complete current list:

Chiropractic Benefit Services (CBS)

Pincus, Nielsen and Lespron, P.C.

Standard X-Ray

AZ Pain Centers

Custom X-Ray Digital Equipment Sales and Service

Dr. Tallman NMD Prolotherapy

Scottsdale Medical Imaging (SMIL)

Affordable Image (AI)

For full contact and more information click here

JUNE 18, 2009: All national chiropractic organizations publish consensus statement on healthcare reform. Read entire document by clicking here. Send to President Obama and all Arizona US Senators and Congressmen by going to ACS National Healthcare Action Page by clicking here. Take action now!

JUNE 8, 2009: ACS posts all new June 2009 eNewsletter. Contact Senators to stop Mandate Lite from damaging chiropractic. ACS members invited to attend landmark SCFAZ seminar June 24th to reenter workers' comp. Audit of Chiropractic Board begins. National Guidelines Clearinghouse accepts ICA Best Practices and ACS endorses. Read entire newsletter by clicking here.

MAY 5, 2009: ACS posts all new full color May 2009 eNewsletter. Click here to download PDF version and read stories about new Chiropractic Board audit, ACS' effort to achieve full insurance equality, and much more breaking news happening right now. ACS is your action organization!

MAY 2, 2009: Arizona Auditor General begins Formal Special Performance Audit of Arizona Chiropractic Board of Examiners following request by Representative Mark Anderson. Click here to read letter from Auditor General to all state legislators.

MAY 2, 2009: Arizona Court of Appeals: Patient or not, IME doctor liable for care. The state Court of Appeals sent a message to doctors who do reviews for insurance companies: Just because the person you're checking isn't technically your patient, that doesn't immunize you from malpractice suits. ACS helps members rebut unfair IME reports. Call or email for assistance.

APRIL 8, 2009: ACS posts all new April 2009 ACS Newsletter with breaking news about Chiropractic Board's effort to gain unlimited authority to raise fees along with other key stories. Read the full color PDF by clicking here. Important alert: Members receive many invaluable emails that non-members never see. Join now and gain from what you have been missing!

APRIL 1, 2009: ACS posts letters from ACS lobbyist Ed Wren to key Arizona legislators opposing legislation giving the Chiropractic Board authority to raise fees on its own by an unlimited amount. ACS favors a specific dollar amount of a fee increase if one is necessary. Read Ed Wren's letters here and here.

APRIL 1, 2009: ACS posts letter from ACS attorney Frederick Berry, Jr. to the office of Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard. This letter, sent in response to a request to ACS for additional information, conclusively explains why existing copayments and deductibles are in violation of current insurance equality laws. Read the letter by clicking here and see how ACS fights on for justice.

APRIL 1, 2009: Special essay "Judgment Day" by Arizona chiropractic leader Dan Allen, DC of Tucson. Be sure to read by clicking here. Submit your own thoughts and opinions to ACS for posting or publication in the newsletter.

FEBRUARY 9, 2009: Dr. Immerman appointed post-graduate faculty instructor at Parker College of Chiropractic in Clinical Biomechanics of Whiplash Injuries. Will give CE courses in Arizona in 2009 at huge discount to ACS members. Stay tuned for announcement.

FEBRUARY 5, 2009: ACS offers guaranteed-issue group health insurance for members. NO MEDICAL QUESTIONS ASKED! PPO and HMO options for employees and families with many copay and deductible options and no medical underwriting. High quality Arizona insurer. Call ACS at 602-368-9496 for more information.

MOST READ: Arizona State Rep. Mark Anderson requests Special Audit of Arizona Chiropractic Board by Arizona Auditor General. Read his letter here Rep. Anderson made this request after being asked to by ACS.

MOST READ: ACS posts response to Ombudsmans-Citizen's Aide's report on Chiropractic Board. ACS also posts winning legal motion filed in Superior Court in 2007 against Board. Go to Arizona Chiropractic Board page.

  Alan M. Immerman, D.C. President and Executive Director

Edward J. Wren and Associates, Legislative Lobbyist

Renee Giovando, Administrative Assistant

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ACS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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