KMA PASSES GLMS RESOLUTIONS (CONTINUED)
ing service to patients, organized medicine and the community
at large.
Several members of GLMS were also elected as AMA Delegates
and AMA Alternate Delegates. Dr. Burns and AMA Vice Speaker,
KMA Speaker Bruce Scott, MD, were elected as AMA Delegates. Dr.
Couch and Robert Zaring, MD, were elected as AMA alternates.
Russell Williams, MD, was elected as an alternate KMA Trustee for
Louisville, District 5.
GLMS RESOLUTIONS REVIEWED BY
KMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES
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Amend Limitation on AMA Delegates
This resolution amends the KMA bylaws to elect a
replacement AMA delegate. In the event that an AMA delegate
from the KMA is elected to a speaker position within the AMA,
this change allows the KMA to put forth a new delegate to
take the elected official’s place as they can no longer vote as
a delegate. The new delegate’s term shall continue only for
the duration of the original delegate’s term as AMA Speaker
or Vice-Speaker.
Status: Adopted
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80% Colorectal Screening by 2018
This resolution asks the KMA to actively promote activities
which support colorectal screening and to join organizations
committing to the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
“80% by 2018” goal.
Status: Adopted
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Assist Primary Care Physicians Who Provide Mental
Health Care
This resolution resolves the KMA to study possible solutions
for equipping primary care physicians with more tools to
provide appropriate care for patients with mental issues,
offer more education to primary care physicians involving
mental health issues and advocate for payment mechanisms
which allow adequate funding of mental health care.
Status: Adopted
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Improving Drug Abuse Treatment
This resolution resolves KMA to explore ways in which
persons in need of medication-based addiction treatment
may have access provided to them. It also asks for the KMA to
work towards the expansion of mental health and addiction
treatment in all forms of drug abuse.
Status: Adopted
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Lowering Drug Abuse with Abuse Deterrent Opioids (ADO)
This resolution asks the KMA to support legislation which
requires coverage for Abuse Deterrent Opioid products on
a basis equal to that of non-ADOs and encourage Kentucky
physicians to become educated on the use of ADO products.
Status: Referred to KMA Board for review
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Promotion of Free Healthful Lifestyles Events
This resolution asks KMA to encourage and actively promote
communities to have free events promoting healthful
lifestyles.
Status: Adopted
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Medicaid Prescriber Only Participating Status
This resolution resolves that KMA urge the Kentucky Cabinet
for Health and Family Services to reinstate the “Prescriber
Only” status for physicians and other providers throughout
the Kentucky Medicaid program.
Status: Adopted
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Vision Testing at Driver’s License Renewal
This resolution resolves the KMA to work towards passage
of legislation requiring the testing of vision at the time of
driver’s license renewal in Kentucky.
Status: Adopted
Other KMA officers for the 2015-16 year include President Theodore Miller, MD, President-Elect Nancy C. Swikert, MD, and Vice
President Brent Wright, MD. Congratulations to all physicians
elected by the house.
Monica Ann Shaw, MD,
MA, was awarded the
KMA’s Educational
Achievement Award for
2015 as an individual
who has made outstanding contributions to
medical education.
Keynote speaker Kevin
Pho, MD, from kevinmd.
com with Dr. Bob Couch.
Mary Helen Davis, MD, and
James Patrick Murphy, MD,
MMM, were recognized for
completing the Kentucky
Medical Association’s
Community Connector
Leadership Program.
GLMS NEWS SEPTEMBER 2015
Go to www.glms.org to see resolutions in their entirety
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