LOBBY DAY 2014 SENATE MEETING SUMMARY REPORT Page 1 NYPTA DISTRICT. Addabo, Joseph (D) 15 Omid Adabi GNY Co-sponsor Support Co-sponsor

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1 LOBBY DAY 2014 MEETING SUMMARY REPORT Page 1 Addabo, Joseph (D) 15 Omid Adabi GNY Co-sponsor Support Co-sponsor Ball, Greg (R-C-I) 40 Nanette Hyland HV Undecided Co-sponsor Co-sponsor He may support the high co-pay bill. He will look into it. Call to follow up on the EI bill. Boyle, Philip (R) 4 Richard Cowan, LI Support Support Support J. Schwarz, Venise Mule- Glass Said he was behind all bills. We believe he could be pushed to cosponsor. Breslin, Neil (D-I-W) 44 Esther Haskvitz Eastern Support Co-Sponsor Support Will be investigating the status and will likely sign on. DeFrancisco, John (R-C-I) 50 Anonymous NA Support Support Support Said he will move EI bill out of committee. Diaz, Ruben (D) 32 Ksenia Musiol B/SI Undecided Undecided Undecided Espaillat, Adriano (D-W) 31 Omid Adabi GNY Support Support Support Discuss high co-pay with Senator Rivera. Farley, Hugh (R) 49 Debra Q. Eastern Support Undecided Co-sponsor Virtanen General support of WC bill. Probably will support high co-pay bill through the vote but will not co-sponsor it.

2 LOBBY DAY 2014 MEETING SUMMARY REPORT Page 2 Felder, Simcha (D) 17 Dave Sofer B/SI Undecided Undecided Undecided Met with Francis Palasieski office manager. Flanagan, John (R-C-I) 2 Rick Schwarz LI Co-sponsor Support Support Stopped in to see him and renew old acquaintance, he has always been supportive of us. Gallivan, Patrick (R-C-I) 59 Andrew Ross Western Undecided Undecided Undecided Gianaris, Michael (D) 12 Sanja Causevic GNY Support Support Support Griffo, Joseph (R-C-I) 47 Brittany Central Support Co-sponsor Wolanin & Alyson Hackett Senator Griffo has worked with PTs in the past and had good experiences with supporting legislation the endorsed. He s concerned that PTs calling themselves doctors of physical therapy will lead to patients confusing PTs with medical doctors. Grisanti, Mark (R-I) 60 Curtis Paine Western Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Will look into hold-up in committees and wanted to know who sponsored the Assembly bills. Hannon, Kemp (R-C-I) 6 Rachel Ward LI Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Advice given to write letters in support of EI, spoke about small vs. large practices.

3 LOBBY DAY 2014 MEETING SUMMARY REPORT Page 3 Hassell-Thompson, Ruth (D-W) 36 Sanja Causevic GNY Hoylman, Brad (D) 27 Ksenia Musiol NA Support Support Support Met with Laura Morrison. Kennedy, Tim (D-I-W) 63 Jake McPherson Western Support Support Co-sponsor Said he would look further into High Co-Pay bill especially with his role on the insurance committee. Klein, Jeffrey (D-I-W) 34 Ksenia Musiol B/SI Undecided Undecided Undecided Met with assistant, Kyle T. Pero Krueger, Liz (D-W) 28 Craig Menezes GNY Support Support Support Met with Carolyn Burke. Lanza, Andrew (R) 24 Rich Orsini B/SI Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Larkin, William (R-C) 39 Edward Blum HV Undecided Undecided Co-sponsor Drop off (no appointment). Spoke with Darcie Casey who researched bills. Latimer, George (D) 37 Nan Hyland HV Support Support Co-sponsor LaValle, Kenneth (R) 1 Venise Mule- LI Support Support Support Glass Met with Franklin Esson. Sister in mental health as a therapist in a hospital in Nassau. Much in support of EI. Marcellino, Carl (R-C-I) 5 Chris Lopez LI Support Support Support Promises support (vote) but doesn t typically co-sponsor

4 LOBBY DAY 2014 MEETING SUMMARY REPORT Page 4 legislation. Marchione, Kathleen (R-C) 43 Doreen Frank Eastern Co-sponsor Support Co-sponsor Met with Ken Giradin. Senator Marchione voted yes in labor committee on PTA bill. Martins, Jack (R-C-I) 7 Edith Goody LI Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Senator doesn t see any pushback about this (high co-pay) bill. Will ask chair of committee where the bills are in committee. Recommend everyone reach out to local reps may make difference in moving bills and helps bring bills into focus. O Brien, Ted (D-W) 55 Jenny Collins FL Support Support Support Highly supportive wife is a PT. He will ask insurance committee why high co-pay hasn t come out of committee. O Mara, Thomas (R-C-I) 58 Terri Southern Tier Undecided Undecided Undecided Hoppenrath High co-pay: Stated he has had PT and understood need. Also son is having PT and need for multiple visits. EI: asked questions and indicated he did not know how PT helped in EI, and said I learned something today. Positive visit. Peralta, Jose (D-W) 13 Joanne Katz B/SI Support Support Support Met with Eric P. Klein, legislative fellow. I asked him to ask the

5 LOBBY DAY 2014 MEETING SUMMARY REPORT Page 5 senator if he would be interested in co-sponsoring the bills. Perkins, Bill (D-W) 30 Simon Cai GNY Support Support Support Met with Chris LaBarge Ritchie, Patty (R) 48 Lynn Steenberg Central Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Very pro PT fell over vacuuming at home and broke arm, needed weeks of therapy. Understands and appreciates value. Rivera, Gustavo (D-W) 33 Pascual GNY Support Support Support Guerrero Met with Chris Malone. Sampson, John (D-W) 19 Joanne Katz B/SI Support Support Support Met with Michelle Trotman Savino, Diane (D-I-W) 23 Rich Orsini B/SI Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Serrano, Jose (D-W) 29 Simon Cai GNY Support Undecided Undecided Met with Julianna Hernandes Seward, James (R-C-I) 51 Pat VanBeveren Central Undecided Support Co-sponsor Met with Allison, legislative assistant. Needs lobbyist follow up. Skelos, Dean (R-C-I) 9 Rick Schwarz LI Support Support Support Seemed very positive and understanding of all three bills. Some Stony Brook students went to school with one of the senator s daughters. Smith, Malcolm (D-W) 14 Omid Adabi GNY Co-Sponsor Undecided Undecided

6 LOBBY DAY 2014 MEETING SUMMARY REPORT Page 6 Stavisky, Toby Ann (D) 16 Peggy Lynam GNY Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Support Tkaczyk, Cecelia (D) 46 John Fornabio Catskill Support Support Support Met with front desk staff, as no appointments were available. Left written memo in support. Valesky, David (D-I-W) 53 Adam Rufa Central Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Co-sponsor Young, Catherine (R-C-I) 57 Cathy Talbett FL Co-sponsor Undecided Co-sponsor Seemed receptive (re: PTA bill) Zeldin, Lee (R-C-I) 3 Robert Troiano LI Support Co-sponsor Support