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Action on 2016 Resolutions

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1

2016

Commendation for Michael J. Gerardi, MD, FAAP, FACEP

New Jersey Chapter ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

2

2016

In Memory of Kenneth L. DeHart, MD, FACEP

South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

3

2016

Unanimous Consent - Council Standing Rules Amendment

Council Steering Committee

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

4

2016

Legacy Fellows – Housekeeping Change - Bylaws Amendment

Bylaws Committee
ACEP Board of Directors

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

5

2016

Young Physician Position on the ACEP Board of Directors

The Council defeated Resolution 5(16) on October 15, 2016.

Young Physicians Section
Young Physicians Section Details

NOT ADOPTED

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

6

2016

Assuring Safe and Effective Care for Patients by Senior/Late Career Physicians

Careers in Emergency Medicine Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

7

2016

Diversity in Emergency Medicine Leadership

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

8

2016

Opposition to Required High Stakes Secured Examination for Maintenance of Certification

Texas College of Emergency Physicians

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

9

2016

Accreditation Standards for Freestanding Emergency Centers

Freestanding Emergency Centers Section

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

10

2016

Criminal Justice Reform – National Decriminalization of Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana for Personal Use

The Council referred Resolution 10(16) to the Board of Directors on October 15, 2016.

Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Jerome R Hoffman, MD, FACEP
Robert C Solomon, MD, FACEP

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

11

2016

CMS Recognition of Independently Licensed Freestanding Emergency Centers

The Council adopted Resolution 11(16) on October 15, 2016.

Texas College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

12

2016

Collaboration with Non-Medical Entities on Quality and Standards

The Council referred Resolution 12(16) to the Board of Directors on October 15, 2016.

Missouri College of Emergency Physicians

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

13

2016

ED Boarding and Overcrowding is a Public Health Emergency

Asa Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

14

2016

Development & Application of Dashboard Quality Clinical Data Related to the Management of Behavioral Health Patients in EDs

Washington Chapter ACEP
California ACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

15

2016

Enactment of Narrow Networks Requirements

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

16

2016

Freestanding Emergency Centers as a Care Model for Maintaining Access to

Freestanding Emergency Centers Section
Rural Emergency Medicine Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

17

2016

Insurance Collection of Beneficiary Deductibles

Gregory L Shangold, MD, FACEP
Daniel Freess, MD, FACEP
Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

18

2016

Opposition to CMS Mandating Treatment Expectations

Texas College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

19

2016

Health Care Financing Task Force

Charles F Pattavina, MD, FACEP
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Asa Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Bradford L Walters, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP
Robert C Solomon, MD, FACEP
Gregory Luke Larkin, MD, FACEP
Kathleen Cowling, DO, MS, MBA, FACEP
Nicholas F Vasquez, MD, FACEP
Megan L Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP
Jacob Manteuffel, MD, FACEP
Gregory Gafni-Pappas, DO, FACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

20

2016

Support & Advocacy for 24/7 Hyperbaric Medicine Availability

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Section

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

21

2016

Best Practices for Harm Reduction Strategies

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

22

2016

Court Ordered Forensic Evidence Collection in the ED

Texas College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

23

2016

Medical Assisted Therapy for Patients with Substance Use Disorders in the ED

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

24

2016

Mental Health Boarding Solutions

Asa Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

25

2016

Military Medics Integration into Civilian EMS

Missouri College of Emergency Physicians

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

26

2016

Opposition of Exclusive Imaging Contracts Limiting Clinical Ultrasound Use and Billing by Emergency Physicians

New York Chapter ACEP
Emergency Ultrasound Section

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

27

2016

Pediatric Surgery Centers

Washington Chapter ACEP
California ACEP

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

28

2016

Reimbursement for Opioid Counseling

Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

29

2016

The Opioid Epidemic – A Leadership Role for ACEP

Charles F Pattavina, MD, FACEP
W Richard Bukata, MD
Larry A Bedard, MD, FACEP
Asa Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Jerome R Hoffman, MD, FACEP
James C Mitchiner, MD, MPH, FACEP
Michael Raphael Salomon, MD

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

30

2016

Treatment of Marijuana Intoxication in the ED

Illinois College of Emergency Physicians

REFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

NOT APPLICABLE

Completed

31

2016

Opposing the Development of Sublingual Sufentanil - LATE RESOLUTION

Megan L Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP
Howard K Mell, MD, MPH, CPE, FACEP

AMENDED AND ADOPTED

ADOPTED

Completed

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