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CDA Legislator of the Year Award
goes to State Senator Alex Padilla for all the work he is doing for the health and well-being of the people of California.

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Health Care Reimbursement Updates (PDF)

Public Policy Panel
CDA’s Public Policy Council was changed in 2007 to reflect the changes made in grassroots advocacy by the American Dietetic Association.  The CDA Public Policy Council is made up of the VP Public Policy, the Public Policy Panel, the District Public Policy Representatives, our legal counsel in Sacramento, an ADA delegate and the CDA Administrator.
VP & ADA Public Policy Coordinator Nancy Banda, RD
State Policy Representative Joyce Ezaki-Yamaguchi RD
Professional Practice Representatives Heidi Kiehl, MS, RD, CNSD
Pat Booth, MS, RD, FADA
Healthcare Reimbursement Representatives Kathleen Wall, RD
Liz Leong, RD, CDE
Public Health Representative Judy Sundquist, MPH, RD
Preventive Health & Disease Management Representative Lynne Lyons, RD, CDE
Public Relations Representative Carrie Der Garabedian MBA, RD
Outreach Representative Lisa Gibson, MS, RD
Public Policy Council Delegate Wendy Mueller-Cunningham, PhD, RD, ETT
Legal Counsel Julianne Broyles
District Public Policy Representatives (2009-2010)
Bay Area District #1 (BADA) Esther Qing Situ, RD
Northern Area District #2 (NADA) Kevin Cooper, MAS, RD
Coastal Tri-Counties District #3 (CTC) TBA
Los Angeles District #4 (LAD) Brenda K. Roche
San Diego District #5 (SDDA) Nicole Quartuccio, RD
Robert Randolph, RD
Central Valley District #6 (CVD) Carrie Der Garabedian, MBA, RD
San Jose Peninsula District #7 (SJPD) Heidi Kiehl, MS, RD, CNSD
Audrey Nickell
Orange District #8 (OAD) Janice Holm, CHES, MPH, RD
Diablo Valley District #9 (DVD) Ann Greenwood, RD (Pres.)
Inland Empire District #10 (IED) TBA
Public Policy Issues :: Current State Issues & Current Federal Issues
> State Public Policy Issues
Check www.caladvocates.com for state nutrition & health legislation identified; Client Only Services > CDA (username: cda, password: 307).
PPED 2009
  1) CDA PPED Summary 2009
  2) PPED Certificate of Attendance
PPED 2010: March 8, 2010
State Action Alerts: none
> Federal Public Policy Issues
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ADA 2009 Public Policy Workshop Follow-up
  1) Webinars throughout the year on public policy issues can be viewed on-line: ADA Webinars on Public Policy
  2) Information on visiting Federal Congress Members: FAQ for Federal Legislative Visits
  3) ADAs Health Care Reform Task Force Final Report: ADA Report on Health Care Reform
  4) Childhood Obesity Initiative: Resources
Professional Practice Issues
The CDA Professional Practice Task Force (2008-2009) is meeting monthly with the California Department of Public Health (Dept. of Licensing and Certification) to work on the implementation of clinical privileging for RDs statewide.  Please contact Nancy Banda, State Policy Representative, with any questions.
CA Clinical Privileging & Professional Practice (PDF) > posted 01.31.09
Clinical Privileging & RDs (PDF) > posted 10.22.08
Clinical Privileging: What it Is…And Isn’t (PDF) > posted 04.08.09
Government Regulations & Dietetics (PDF) > posted 10.22.08
Hospital Therapeutic Diet Orders & CMS (PDF) > posted 10.22.08
Laws Governing Dietetics in CA

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