ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS) Board of Governors met in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at the City Club. The bulleted points below highlight the actions taken by the board. Draft minutes are maintained in the office of the Executive Vice President until such time they are approved by the board, signed by the secretary/treasurer, and appended to the LSMS Website.
• Approved a new interim “Code of Conduct” policy for LSMS meetings and events.
• Approved the minutes of the last two LSMS Board of Governors meetings, which were held on June 7, 2023 and August 4, 2023.
• Approved a LSMS position statement on the appropriate use of the term “provider” as directed from the 2023 House of Delegates via Resolution 110. • Approved holding the inaugural LSMS Annual Meeting, which will include a smaller House of Delegates, in Destin, Florida during August 2024 as directed by the 2023 House of Delegates via Resolution 117. • Referred Resolution 208, related to future legislation on the corporate practice of medicine to the LSMS ad hoc committee addressing this issue. • Indefinitely tabled Resolution 307 from the 2023 House of Delegates, which asked the Society to acknowledge that improved mental health outcomes were associated with gender affirming care.
• Reviewed unaudited financial statements for the LSMS, and its subsidiaries, through July 31, 2023.
• Reviewed the quarterly membership report for June through August 2023.
• Received updates and/or formal reports on:
• Duties, roles, and responsibilities of board members
• Confidentiality and conflict of interest requirements for board members
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Acquisition by Elevance Health (Anthem)
• Appointed Susan Bankston, MD to fill the LSMS’ seat on the Physicians Foundation Board of Directors.
• Voted not to financially participate in the American Medical Association’s Litigation Center in 2024. ■
• Appointed Steven Norman, MD to fill one of the LSMS’ seats on the Health Professionals Foundation of Louisiana Board of Directors.
Last month, the Louisiana Delegation to the American Medical Association participated in the 2023 Interim Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. Hot topics at the meeting included physician assisted suicide, health care plan network adequacy, national drug supply shortages and encroachment of administrators on medical decision-making. ■ AMA 2023 INTERIM MEETING
Pictured L to R: Laila Koduri, Tulane Medical School, Deborah Fletcher, MD, Luis Alvarado, MD, William Freeman, MD, Kamel Brakta, MD and George Ellis, MD
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