Annual Meeting and Fall House of Delegates Meeting

Informational Reports

• 2020 Agency Report
• Center For a Healthy Maryland Report
• Emeritus Requests - Fall 2020
• Forty Year Members - 2021
• Necrology - Fall 2020
• Memorial Resolution - Alex Azar, M.D.
• Memorial Resolution - Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, M.D.
• Memorial Resolution - Jerome J. Coller, M.D.
• Memorial Resolution - Hilary T.S. O'Herlihy, M.D.
• Memorial Resolutions Power Point Slide Show

Reports and Regulations

The following reports and resolutions were adopted by the House of Delegates:

• BOT Report 1-20: Follow up to Resolutions from 2019 Fall House of Delegates Meeting
• BOT Report 2-20: 2021 Budget
• CL Report 1-20: Review of 2020 Legislative Agenda
• Resolution 1-20: Approval of Corporate Names
• Resolution 3-20: Adopting the Use of the Most Recent and Updated Edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment
• Resolution 4-20: Chief Health Officers in Maryland’s Health Care Systems
• Resolution 5-20: Behavioral Health Reform
• Resolution 6-20: Increase Diversity in the Health Care Workforce
• Resolution 7-20: Final Report of the Board of Physicians Task Force
• Resolution 8-20: Final Report of MedChi’s Task Force to Study the Implications of Implementing New Payment Systems in Maryland
• Resolution 9-20: Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring - Expanded Use, Coverage, and Payment
• Resolution 10-20: Ensuring Continued Enhanced Access to Healthcare via Telemedicine & Telephonic Communication
• Resolution 11-20: Enhanced CRISP Functionality to Provide a Physician to Physician Patient Communication Solution
• Resolution 12-20: CRISP Support
• Resolution 13-20: Dispatching Health Professionals in Response to Mental Health Related 911 Calls
• Resolution 15-20: Recognition of Health Care Heroes Who Served During COVID19 and Recognition of Those Who Perished
• Resolution 16-20: Recognition of Maryland’s County/City Health Officers for Their Leadership During COVID-19
• Resolution 17-20: Protecting Maryland’s Agriculture and Seafood Workers
• Resolution 18-20: Protecting Medicaid Access
• Resolution 19-20: Revision of Restrictions on Maryland Blood Donations
• Resolution 20-20: Climate Change and Patient Health
• Resolution 21-20: Health Food Options in the Hospital Setting
• Resolution 22-20: Expanding Compassionate Exceptions for MCAT Cancellation
• Resolution 23-20: Fair and Comprehensive Pregnancy/Maternity Leave Policies for Medical Students
• Resolution 24-20: Telehealth Services for Medical Cannabis Certifications
• Resolution 25-20: Clinical Directors for Licensed Dispensaries

​The following reports and resolutions were referred to the Board of Trustees for further consideration:

• Resolution 2-20: Health Equity Resource Communities Initiative

• Resolution 14-20: Police Misconduct Database in Maryland and in U.S.

The following reports and resolutions were referred not adopted:

• Resolution 26-20: Support for AMA Ethical Policy on Physician-Assisted Suicide