September 2013 Fall House of Delegates

Final Reports

• AMA Delegation Report on 2013 Annual Meeting
• BOT Report 1-13 - 2014 Budget
• CB Report 2-13 - Bylaws Change Regarding Term Limits for AMA Delegates and Alternate Delegates
• CL Report 2-13 - Review of 2013 Legislative Agenda
• CL Report 3-13 - A Fifty State Survey of Tort Reform Provisions
• MPC Report - Report of the Public Health Committee on Resolution 4-13

Final Resolutions

• Resolution 8-13 - Resolution 8-13 was withdrawn
• Resolution 9-13 - Standards for Chart Audits
• Resolution 10-13 - Standardization of Medical Exam Forms
• Resolution 11-13 - The Physician Role in Future Healthcare Systems
• Resolution 12-13 - Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act
• Resolution 13-13 - Hydraulic Fracturing
• Resolution 14-13 - Extension of Assignment of Benefits Sunset
• Resolution 15-13 - Eliminating Penalties to In Network Physicians When Patients See Out of Network Physicians
• Resolution 16-13 - Decreasing Medicare Payment Recovery Period
• Resolution 17-13 - Expanding Maryland HIT Incentives
• Resolution 18-13 - Extending Maryland HIT Incentives Through 2017
• Resolution 19-13 - Nationwide Prohibition of the Sale of Tobacco Products in Businesses That Provide Health Care and Health Care-Related Services
• Resolution 20-13 - Ask the AMA to Study the Appointment of a New AMA Council
• Resolution 21-13 - Improved Connection of the AMA with Local Physicians
• Resolution 22-13 - Electronic Payment and Record Access 

Final Reports

• CB Report 1-13 (Informational) - Term Limits for AMA Delegates and Alternate Delegates
• CC Report 1-13 - Communications Council Update
• CL Report 1-13 - Final Legislative Report

Final Resolutions

• Resolution 1-13: Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Resolution 2-13: Development of Models/Guidelines for Medical Teams
• Resolution 3-13: Patient Access to Independent Appeals Grievance Processes
• Resolution 4-13: Healthy School Lunch Policy
• Resolution 5-13: Resolution 5-13 was withdrawn
• Resolution 6-13: Public Education Regarding Health Issues Associated With Sugary Beverages
• Resolutions 7-13: Medical Society Restructuring to Reflect Significant Trend in Medicine