Increasing the Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco Products : The LSMS seek and/or support legislation that raises the legal age to purchase tobacco products, including but not limited to cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other electronic forms of nicotine delivery systems, hookah, and smokeless tobacco from 18 to 21. (R203-18). Federal legislation passed in December 2019 and is awaiting the signature of the President. AMENDED AND REAFFIRMED CURRENT POLICY 280.09 PMP Audits : The LSMS seek via statute or rule changes to the PMP so that a query of a patient record in the PMP, including its audit trail, shall only be made by a licensed health care professional directly involved in care of that patient or their delegate, or by that professional’s licensing board. (R204-18) CREATED NEW POLICY 111.04 Ad Hoc Committee on Local Independence : The LSMS Board of Governors create an ad hoc committee to study the effect of de-unification on parish medical societies and LSMS membership with a report back to the 2020 House of Delegates. Report distributed at 2020 House of Delegates. SUNSET Physician Non-Compete Contracts : The LSMS seek and/or support legislation to prohibit the enforceability of physician non-compete agreements in Louisiana. AMENDED AND REAFFIRMED CURRENT POLICY 213.18
RESOLUTION 105 – ADOPTED SUBJECT: AMA Delegation – Official Family
RESOLVED, that Article XIX (AMA Delegation) of the LSMS Bylaws be amended by addition as follows: ARTICLE XIX AMA Delegation The Louisiana State Medical Society is a constituent of the American Medical Association, a federation of state medical societies. The Louisiana State Medical Society shall send a delegation to the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association. A. Members The delegation is composed of active physicians, young physicians, residents and fellows and medical students who serve as those Delegates and delegates or alternate delegates Alternate Delegates elected to represent the Louisiana State Medical Society at the House of Delegates and/or at special interest section meetings of the American Medical Association. In the event that the size of the LSMS AMA Delegation is changed in number when the LSMS House of Delegates is not in session, the Board of Governors is empowered to adjust the size of the LSMS AMA Delegation in the manner it feels is most equitable. Delegates and Alternate Delegates, except for those delegates from the Medical Student Section and the Resident Section, must have been members of the Louisiana State Medical Society for at least three years at the time of their election. The number of Delegates and Alternate Delegates is determined by the apportionment ratio specified by the American Medical Association.
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