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House of Delegates Archives - 2018

Fall House of Delegates Meeting

Reports and Regulations

BOT Report 2-18 - 2019 Budget was adopted. (Full budget available upon request.)
BOT Report 3-18 - MedChi Strategic Planning was adopted. (Strategic planning background document available upon request.)
CL Report 1-18 - Review of 2018 Legislative Agenda was adopted.
TF Report 1-18 - Report of the Global Budgeting Task Force was adopted.
TF Report 2-18 - Report of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force was adopted.
Resolution 22-18 - Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage - Non-Participating Practitioner was amended and adopted.
R esolution 23-18 - Patient Privacy Invasion by the Submission of Fully Identified Quality Measure Data to CMS was adopted.
Resolution 24-18 - Physician Office-Based Dispensing was adopted.
Resolution 25-18 - Legislation Prohibiting Non-Medical Switching of Prescription Drugs was amended and adopted.
Resolution 26-18 - Transparency by Physician Reviewers for Insurance Formularies was adopted.
Resolution 27-18 - Transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers was amended and adopted.
Resolution 28-18 - EMR Access Fees After Practice Closure or Physician Retirement or Death was referred to the Board of Trustees.
Resolution 29-18 - Study of Findings of MedChi Physician Compensation Study & Development of Action Plan was referred to the Board of Trustees.
Resolution 30-18 - Support for a Single-Payer System and AMA Task Force was amended and adopted.
Resolution 31-18 - Waiver of Buprenorphine Training for Physicians was referred to the Board of Trustees.
Resolution 32-18 - Expanding Opioid Use Disorder Treatments was referred to the Board of Trustees.
Resolution 33-18 - Medication-Assisted Treatment in Prisons was referred to the Board of Trustees.
Resolution 34-18 - Supporting Pilot Programs of Overdose Prevention Sites in Maryland was adopted.
Resolution 35-18 - Ongoing Medical Support for Mothers and Babies Impacted by Opioid Exposure was referred to the Board of Trustees.
Resolution 36-18 - Coverage of Non-Opioid Therapies on Health Insurance Formularies was amended and adopted.
Resolution 37-18 - Adverse Actions by Institutions and Insurance Carriers was amended and adopted.
Resolution 38-18 - Expungement of the Public Reprimands and Probation on a Physician's Public Record was adopted.
Resolution 39-18 - Peer Review Findings in a Board of Physicians Investigation was adopted.
Resolution 40-18 - Medical Cannabis Recommenders was referred to the Board of Trustees.
Resolution 41-18 - Scope of Practice for Cannabis-Certifying Practitioners was referred to the Board of Trustees.
Resolution 42-18 - Opposing Arming Non-Security School Personnel at Schools for Students in Pre-K to 12th Grade was adopted.
Resolution 43-18 - Clarifying the Relation Between Mental Health and Gun Violence was amended and adopted.
Resolution 44-18 - Opposing Child Separation from Caregivers was amended and adopted.
Resolution 45-18 - Lead Levels in Rental Properties was amended and adopted.
Resolution 46-18 - Delaying Fall House of Delegates Meeting was referred.
Resolution 47-18 - Preemption and Public Health was adopted.
Resolution 48-18 - Listing Methadone on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program was referred.

Informational Reports

Spring 2018 House of Delegates Meeting

Reports and Resolutions

Resolutions Not Adopted by the House of Delegates

Resolution 2-18 - Use of Live Animals in Residency Training Programs was not adopted.
Resolution 12-18 - Limiting the Use of Restrictive Housing in Adult Correctional Facilities was not adopted.

Resolutions Not Considered by the House of Delegates

Resolution 19-18 - Oppose Legislation in Support of Increasing Firearm Use in Schools was not considered by the House due to lack of quorum.
Resolution 22-19 - Medicaid Prescription Drug Coverage - Non-participating Provider was not considered by the House due to lack of quorum.

Informational Reports