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Arkansas Chiropractic Physicians Association

Fall Convention October 25-27

24 CE Hours

Embassy Suites NW AR 3303 Pinnacle Hills Pkwy, Rogers

(479) 254-8400

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Dear fellow Chiropractors, I am greatly excited for the Fall Convention for many reasons. First, we have a great line up of instructors that will be very entertaining and inform- ational for your practice. I also am very pleased to release the news of the formation of the Arkansas Chiropractic Physicians Association. We will have a luncheon at 12:00 on Saturday that will introduce the newly formed board members, as well as have a keynote speaker, Dr. Kenneth Murkowski, who will be speaking on unification and how it has impacted his state. This is a Historical time in our profession, which I know you are very interested in, and want to know more about. So come and see how chiropractic is moving forward and leading the charge into the future, and find out how you can be a part of this.

Chiropracticly yours, Dr. Dustin P. Heard ACA President Hello Friends and Colleagues: Opportunities abound for Doctors of Chiropractic in Arkansas and worldwide. Our profession is essential for the primary care of a healthy nation, and it is time for us to step up to the plate and “clinch this series”. This makes it vitally important for us to speak with our many voices, projecting a unified message, that chiropractic physicians are ready for the responsibility. As one, we will stimulate a reaction that will generate spinal health and wellness for all. October 25-27, 2013 the Arkansas Chiropractic Council and the Arkansas Chiropractic Association will foster the development of the Arkansas Chiropractic Physician’s Association, the new ACPA. Join us for this historic merger of principles, philosophies, and organizations dedicated to helping Arkansas chiropractic physicians and their patients deal with current issues. There will be an informative panel of speakers at the seminars, a group of vendors happy to serve our profession and anxious to show D.C.’s the latest technology, and we will all benefit from socializing with each other. Please make plans to be at the Embassy Suites Northwest Arkansas Hotel, Spa & Convention Center for this important event. Team USA now uses a chiropractic physician as its managing medical director. The Olympians and special Olympians representing our great nation benefit from our drug-free, non-surgical approach to health care. We are the primary-care providers they seek first, and this is golden. Yours truly, Brian D. Reilly, D.C. President, Arkansas Chiropractic Council

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PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION 2013 Fall Convention Issue

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Upcoming Seminar

December 7-8 Little Rock, AR

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Arkansas Chiropractic Association 2013 Officers

Dustin P. Heard, DC President

105 Cracker Box Lane, Suite A Hot Springs, AR 71913

(501) 760-5039 Fax (870) 760-5165 [email protected]

Timothy R. Kamerman, DC 1st Vice President 2924 Hawkins Dr. Searcy, AR 72143

(501) 268-2273 Fax (501)268-6969 [email protected]

Stephen M. Matthew, DC Immediate Past President

3800 Rogers Ave. #2 Fort Smith, AR 72903


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Guy E. Tucker, DC President-Elect P.O. Box 936

Gentry, AR 72734 (479) 736-8900 Fax (479) 736-5133

[email protected]

Gaylon E. Carter, DC 2nd Vice President

301 N. Shackelford, G2 Little Rock, AR 72211


Leonard Notto, DC Secretary

619 E. Parkway Russellville, AR 72801


Arkansas Chiropractic Association Office 2482 Highway 77 ~ Marion, AR 72364

(870) 739-6880 Fax (870) 739-6881 WEBSITE: www.archiro.org EMAIL: [email protected]

ACA 2013 Directors

District 1 Michael Ungerank, DC

1312 Stone St. Jonesboro, AR 72401


Lance P. Audirsch, DC 124 Garland Ave.

West Helena, AR 72390 (870) 572-1500 Fax (870) 572-7080

[email protected]

District 2 Dusty Lee Hodge, DC

PO Box 1600 Conway, AR 72033


Sherrie Y. Rine, DC 3615 JFK Blvd.

North Little Rock, AR 72116 (501) 771-9993 Fax (501) 771-9154

[email protected]

District 3 Robert Terry Kerbs, DC

1130 South Rogers Ave. S.E. Clarksville, AR 72830


District 4 Eric E. Carson, DC

1557 Airport Rd., Ste. A Hot Springs, AR 71913

(501) 767-0900 Fax (501) 767-8430

Jeffrey J. Carson, DC 3907 Central Ave., Ste. F Hot Springs, AR 71913


No So Fast, My Friend: The Private Option Is Not Quite A Done Deal

By Robbie Wills, Arkansas Chiropractic

Physicians Association Lobbyist

Last Spring, the Arkansas Chiropractic Coalition threw our full support behind Gov. Beebe’s successful effort to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act through the so-called “Private Option.” We were thrilled with the successful passage of the proposal - which passed with very few votes to spare - for two reasons. First, families with household incomes between 100-138% of the federal poverty rate will now become eligible for private insurance paid for by the Medicaid program. The Department of Human Services estimates that close to 250,000 uninsured Arkansans will now have health insurance coverage with the federal government picking up the entire tab for the first three years and no less than 90% of the overall cost from then on. These health insurance policies will be offered to Arkansans beginning in October through the Arkansas Health Connector, the state’s health insurance exchange, another key feature of the Affordable Care Act. (For more information see www.arhealthconnector.org) Second, and of more significance to Chiropractic profession, the so-called “Harkin Amendment” to the Affordable Care Act requires that these Private Option policies provide coverage for Chiropractic care as an “essential health benefit.” As you know, traditional Medicaid requires a referral from a Primary Care Physician before a patient can see a Chiropractic Physician and limits visits to twelve per year. The policies offered on the exchange won’t require a PCP referral, will allow more visits - up to 30 per year - and will have no annual or lifetime payment limitations. While expanding traditional Medicaid would not be much benefit to the Chiropractic profession (or the Medicaid recipients themselves), the Private Option represents one of the biggest leaps forward for Chiropractic care in decades.

Well, not so fast, my friend. Unfortunately, opponents of the Private Option and

election year politics threaten to derail this important reform before it has a

chance to get off the ground. Several members of the House and Senate who

voted “yes” in 2013 will be under tremendous pressure (Continued on Page 3…)

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Christina Henson Administrative Assistant

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Arkansas Chiropractic Council 2013 Officers

Brian Reilly, DC President

711 Albert Pike Hot Springs, AR 71913

(501) 321-2225 [email protected]

Joe Crum, DC Secretary

PO Box 1082 Greenbrier, AR 72058


Thomas D. Taylor, DC VP of Administrative Services

PO Box 2544 Batesville, AR 72503


Sam Haley, DC Board Member P.O. Box 335

Quitman, AR 72131 (501) 589-2222

[email protected]

Ron Colclasure, DC Board Member PO Box 94541

North Little Rock, AR 72116 (501) 758-0812

Randy Holt, DC Board Member

1201 East Beebe Capps Expwy. Searcy, AR 72143


Arkansas Chiropractic Council Office 1361 White Drive ~ Batesville, AR 72501 (870) 698-2010 Fax (870) 793-4790

EMAIL: [email protected]

(Continued from Page 2…) in the upcoming 2014 Fiscal Session to change their vote. The funding appropriation bill

which pays for the program requires a ¾ vote of both houses, a mark barely achieved last spring. Since appropriation

bills are only good for one fiscal year, the General Assembly essentially has to vote every year to continue funding the

Private Option program. Needless to say, the margins are razor thin: The Legislature will meet in a Fiscal-only session

in February 2014 and if only two votes in the Senate and three in the House flip, the whole program could come to a

screeching halt.

Complicating the math is the fact that several members who voted “yes” have already drawn opponents for the 2014 election. Almost all of these challengers have made the Private Option vote the central issue in their campaigns and will no doubt be very critical of another “yes” vote. This puts the incumbents in the unenviable position of either casting another potentially unpopular vote or casting a “no” vote and being label- ed a “flip-flopper.” While several legislators in this tight spot have decided to stand by their “yes” votes, election year pressures can’t be ignored. The lobbying continues unabated as we approach the 2014 Session and an election year. The fate of the issue may hinge on the outcome of the upcoming special election in Senate District 21, which will determine the successor to former Sen. Paul Bookout. Bookout, who voted “yes” on the Private Option in 2013, resigned his seat last month under an ethics scandal firestorm and the vote of his replacement could very well be one of the deciding votes in 2014. Democratic candidates are Steve Rockwell, Gene Roebuck, Ray Kidd and Radius Baker. Republican candidates are John Cooper, Dan Sullivan and Chad Niell. The party primaries will be October 8 with a runoff, if necessary, on November 12. The General Elec- tion will be January 14, just in time for the fiscal session. You can bet the Private Option will be front and center in this race. While the Private Option may not be a done deal, the Arkansas Chiropractic Coalition is actively lobbying on behalf of the profession as these issues are debated. We have been educating candidates and legislators on the importance and benefits of the program, as well as how the profession is part of their overall health care solution. Your continued support of these efforts is greatly needed and appreciated. Please contact your legislators and let them know of your support of the Private Option. Working together, we can continue to strengthen the Chiropractic profession’s voice at the State Capitol.

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Presented By: J. Alan Lovejoy, DC & Timothy Young, DC

J. Alan Lovejoy, D.C., LCP,FICA was in private practice for 24 years and in Chiropractic education for 14 years. As an inspiring speaker for Chiropractic, he has presented to student groups, conferences and state associations. Lovejoy is known for his passion as a student advocate and mentor and has been invited to guest lecture on several campuses. As a keynote speaker, Dr. Lovejoy has presented Chiropractic to various state and federal government associations, has been published in professional journals and is co-developer of the international Kids Straighten Up program now published in 25 languages. Dr. Lovejoy has received numerous awards and honors and recently was inducted into the Distinguished Fellows of the International Chiropractic Association. He is also recipient of The Masters Circle Presidents Award and the Power of One award for involvement in the profession. He is an Event Representative for ChiroTouch office software. His purpose statement, “Empowering others to live a healthier, happier, and more successfully balanced lives.”

Timothy Young is a nationally acclaimed chiropractic physician, educator and speaker – specializing in chiropractic philosophy and practice building topics. A 1985 graduate of Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Missouri, Dr. Young spent two years in the Navy before enrolling as a student at Cleveland Chiropractic College in 1994. Since that time, while running a referral based high volume office that averages 200 patient visits per day in a 3-day work week, Dr. Young has served the profession in a multitude of ways. He has served as counselor for Pinnacle Management for the last 15 years and was named Pinnacle Doctor of the year in 2002. With a passion for mentoring, Dr. Young established FOCUS Chiropractic Seminars – a philosophy based seminar organization focused on preserving and teaching the principles of chiropractic. Since its inception in 2010, FOCUS has become a nationally attended seminar that attracts the country’s top speakers and doctors each year. Dr. Young is also a founding member and current President of the Oklahoma Chiropractors’ Association which has set itself apart as a state association that stands for drug-free, philosophy based chiropractic. In addition to his contributions to the field of chiropractic, Dr. Young has been a competitive body builder since 1986 winning many titles including: Mr. Teenage Missouri 1986, Mr. Missouri 1990, Mr. Tulsa 1992 and Mr. Oklahoma 2002.

Dr. Young places his family above all else. He and his wife, Shannon have three children ages 25, 20 and

15 and reside in Oklahoma City, OK.

Saturday, October 26th - 8am - Noon, 2:00pm - 6:00pm Sunday, October 27th - 8am - Noon Billing/Coding - 12 Hours

Presented By: Kenneth S. J. Murkowski, DC

Dr. K.S.J. Murkowski AA; AS; BS; DC; CCT; CCRS; FICA; FMCC; FAACA; DAACA; Palmer Graduate, Past Palmer Alumni President, Board of Directors ICA, Past ACA-ICA Chairman, ICD10CM to WHO, Forensic Expert, Malpractice Expert, FLI Consultant, 30+ Years. International Motivational Speaker, President of Master Practice Consultants, President- K&M Promotions, President- K&M Products, President Northwest Chiropractic Center, and Parker PAL. Author, 400 Articles, 20 Guidebooks, Inventor, 10 ICD/CPT Charts, 140 Office Forms; Consultant to DC’s/CA’s, Insurance Companies, Attorneys, State A.G.’s. Dr. Murkowski is licensed in 5 states, Past State President, Chairman of the Board, and Appointed by Governor to Sate Malpractice Board of Directors. Voted twice Doctor of the Year (MI) Doctor of the Year (USA), Parker Doctor of the Year International (Parker). Over 150 Awards from State Assoc. /Service Org. in the US and Canada. Numerous (100 Radio/TV Shows on Chiropractic; Natural Health Care, Foods as Medicine, Anti-Aging, Acupuncture, Sports Injuries, Exercise/Rehabilitation, and Family Wellness.

Arkansas Chiropractic Physicians Association 2013 Fall Convention

Embassy Suites NW Arkansas, 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway - Rogers, AR 24 CE Hours

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He has been a visiting Professor and a Post-Graduate Instructor Chiropractic Schools/ Universities (Palmer, Cleveland, Life, Logan, New York, Northwestern, Parker, Etc.).

Personal- Born Milwaukee, WI- College U of Wis- W, President Beta Fraternity, Palmer CC, Palmer Alumni

President. Member Pi Kappa Chi- PCC. Licensed Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, and Texas. 3

Children- Dr. Meaghan Murkowski-Clemens (DC), Dr. Kristen Murkowski (MASTR/PHD- Speech Pathologist

-Specialty Autism), Dr. K.S.J (Duke) Murkowski II (DC).

Past/ Present Positions- President MCC, Chairman of the Board MCC, ICA Board of Directors, State

Medicaid Consultant, Consultant to Attorney General’s Office (Multiple States), Board of Directors State

Malpractice Committee, VP St. Joseph home for Children, Charter Member- Pres.-PCC Jaycees, Jackson

Jaycees, Knights of Columbus, Board of Directors HVG, FACTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, VP

International Scoliosis Foundation, Co-Chair MAC Insurance Committee, Chairman ICA Insurance

Committee, Chairman MCC -Peer Review (5 Years), VP Congress of Chiropractic State Associations,

Consultant New York Life insurance Company, Consultant American Committee Insurance Company,

Chairman MCC Ethics Committee, Chairman MCC Industrial Chairman MCC State Speakers Bureau,

Faculty American Disability Education Research Institute, President Associated Practice Liability

Consultants, Founder/ Director Northwest Chiropractic Life Center (MI), Founder/Director Marshal

Chiropractic Center (MI), Founder/ Director AAA Chiropractic Center (Il), Founder/Director A1 Chiropractic

Center (AZ), President Master Practice Councilors, President K&M Products, President K&M Promotions,

VP American Chiropractic Academy of Acupuncture, ACA/ICA Chairman ICD 10CM- WHO- United Nations,

etc. etc.

Sunday, October 27th - Noon - 8:00pm Rehab - 8 hours

Presented By: Jonathan Mulholland, DC

Dr. Jonathan Mulholland is a sports chiropractor and strength coach who has helped athletes of all levels with injury recovery and performance enhancement. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Ithaca College in 1996, and his Doctor or Chiropractic degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University in 2000. Additionally, he has post-graduate certifications as a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (CCSP) and a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). In addition to running his own private chiropractic practices, Dr. Mulholland has also acted as the Chiropractic Consultant for the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY, successfully treating dozens of Olympic athletes. He has traveled extensively as one of the team chiropractors for the US Bobsled & Skeleton Teams and as the Sports Medicine & Performance Enhancement consultant for the New Zealand Cycling Teams. He has worked multiple World Championship events in a variety of sports, and has treated athletes from dozens of different countries. He recently returned from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, where he helped the New Zealand cyclists obtain two Olympic Medals. He is currently living in Plattsburgh, NY with his wife and two children.

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or Fax to (870) 739-6881 Email: [email protected]

CLASS Hours 1. Fri 6-10 - Drs. Lovejoy &Young 4

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3. Sat 2-6 - Dr. Murkowski 4

4. Sun 8-12 - Dr. Murkowski 4

5. Sun 12-8 - Dr. Mulholland 8

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