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THE BARR FOUNDATION PILOT PROGRAM FOR FROGSKIN:
In an effort to further the Barr Foundation’s mission in assisting amputees who otherwise have no financial resources, the Barr Foundation and Taylor Craft Inc., would like to offer to qualified prosthetists, (USA certified or state licensed prosthetist participants only) our assistance in utilizing the product trade mark Frogskin.The Barr Foundation will reimburse the purchase of the Frogskin kit for the period designated at the “Frogskin Pilot Program”. The Frogskin kit (only one per ‘participating prosthetist’) will be available for a limited time, at the discounted cost of $60.00 (normally $79 wholesale, plus DVD instructions, normally $21.95) to pre-approved applicants and the participating prosthetists. Shipping will be included at no additional cost for destination addresses in the continental USA only.
Guidelines for Prosthetists Wishing to Participate in the Frogskin Pilot Program:
- The prosthetist whom deems a qualified applicant may benefit from receiving a retro-fit to an existing socket must request an application from the Barr Foundation. The amputee must not have any alternate funding resources and be able to provide proof through denial letters from possible resources described in the application.
- The “participating prosthetist” will not charge the Barr Foundation nor the recipient, nor any other sources, for installing this product for the patient.
- Once the application is approved, the Barr Foundation will authorize Taylor Craft Inc., manufacturers of Frogskin, to sell one kit at the $60 pilot program price for one 2.8 lb can (one kit can retro-fit three or four adult BK sockets or approximately two AK ½ adults), and the instructional DVD to the ‘participating prosthetist’.
- The ‘participating prosthetist’ and patient will agree to hold harmless the Barr Foundation and Taylor Craft Inc. to any possible liabilities of the product or its installation.
- Prior to providing reimbursement to the participating prosthetist, he/she will complete and return the approved application (with the photo of the recipient) and provide input to the Barr Foundation as to the viability of the product and satisfaction (or lack of) by both provider and the patient through written testimonials. The participating prosthetist and patient agree tat these testimonials can be used at the Barr Foundation’s sole discretion.
The Barr Foundation will then approve and send a $60.00 check to the participating prosthetist’ as full reimbursement for the cost of the product and cost of retro-fitting the socket. - This offer is for a limited time only and we anticipate the product will be well received and endorsed. It has been utilized successfully by many providers across the country and abroad. Technical support will be provided, in needed, by the manufacturer, Taylor Craft Inc. www.frogskin.com 877-376-4756
Notice: The Barr Foundation and Taylor Craft Inc. (aka Frogskin) are jointly underwriting this special offer to motivate US prosthetists to assist amputees with socket retrofits and who otherwise do not have the financial resources to afford a new conventional socket design and fabrication.
It has been pointed out in many recent discussions, that a loose-fit or mis-fit socket can be experienced from the volume changes and atrophy of the amputee’s residual limb after regular use of the original prosthesis. An ill-fitting prosthetic limb forces active amputees to function in pain, if they can function at all, and increased the likelihood of soft tissue injury to the residual limb. For sufferers of poorly-fit or loose prosthetic sockets Frogskin eliminates the speculative procedure of chalking, sanding and of adding extra ply. The difficult alternatives of sloshing and rolling are no longer practical with Frogskin on the market.
The Barr Foundation Amputee Assistance Fund was established in 1995 through grants from the Barr Foundation. The mission of the fund is to provide assistance to amputees who cannot afford limbs, have no other financial resources, and to promote quality prosthetic care for all amputees. This program is a cooperative effort between ‘the Fund’ and the amputee’s prosthetist to improve the quality of life of the amputee.
The Barr Foundation has funded rehabilitation to over 1200 amputees through 438 sponsoring prosthetists.
In order for the amputee to be considered eligible for this Frogskin pilot program, they must contact a board certified or state licensed prosthetist that is willing to evaluate and sponsor them.
The prosthetist, considering to be a Frogskin pilot program participant, must first evaluate the patient’s needs, deem that the Frogskin may be appropriate and request the application directly from The Barr Foundation.
The application must be completed within 14 days and returned to us with a $25.00 non-refundable processing/application fee.
We will request that proof of denial of any other funding resources be provided at the time the application is submitted.
The application will be reviewed for the screening process by one or more members of the review committee upon submission of the application, which is to be completed by both amputee and prosthetist. The applicants may be interviewed and will be considered for approval based on need, age and general health conditions.
The Barr Foundation will then have 2-3 weeks to process the application and the prosthetist will be notified as the approval or denial.
If the application is not returned completed within the 14 day period of sending the application, it will be cancelled and the prosthetist considering sponsorship will have to resubmit. The socket retro-fit must be completed within three weeks of receiving the approved application.
If you are a qualified prosthetist (state licensed or certified) and have an interest in participating in this ‘pilot program’ for the Frogskin prosthetic retro-fit kit, please give us a call at 561-394-6514 or email foundation@t-barr.com to request an application.
We hope you are eagerly awaiting this opportunity to use this product that has already received favorable testimonials to certain uses.
Sincerely,
Anthony T. Barr
Barr Foundation
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