Governance







AMDA White Papers

Title
Physician's Role in Assisted Living (2009)
Improving Care Transitions From the Nursing Facility to a Community-Based Setting (2009)
White Paper on the Role of a Facility Ethics Committee in Decision-Making at the End of Life (2008)
White Paper On Palliative Care And Hospice In Long Term Care (2007)
Expert Testimony in Long-Term Care (2006)
Surrogate Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care (2003)
The Survey Process (2002)
The Role of the Medical Director in the Survey Process (2002)
Hospice in Long Term Care (2000)
Determination and Documentation of Medical Necessity in Long-Term Care Facilities (1999, revised 2001)
Quality Pharmaceutical Care in Long Term Care (1999)

Resolutions and Position Statements

The following resolutions are official ADMA policy papers and position statements approved by the AMDA Board of Directors and/or House of Delegates through March 2008.

Number Title Effective Date
Policy A09 National Day of Recognition for Long term Care Physicians in Honor of Dr. William Dodd March 2009
Policy D08 Observation Bed and ER Observation Status March 2008
Policy B08 Transitions of Care March 2008
Resolution D07 Improving Medication Profiles For Transfers From Hospitals To Assure F-Tag Compliance March 2007
Resolution B07 Performance Review March 2007
Statement A07 Position Statement On Physician-Consultant Pharmacist Roles And Collaboration In The Nursing Home March 2007
Statement Access to High Quality End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes March 2006
Resolution H06 Recognition of Billy Dodd March 2006
Resolution D06 Influenza March 2006
Resolution C06 Graduate Education Centers March 2006
Resolution B06 White House Council on Aging March 2006
Resolution A06 Roles and Responsibilities of the Medical Director in the Nursing Home March 2006
Statement E05 Position Statement on Video Surveillance in the Long Term Care Continuum March 2005
Resolution C05 Develop Strategies to Enhance Physician Involvement in Assisted Living March 2005
Resolution B05 Reporting on Referred Resolutions and Actions Called for in Passed Resolutions March 2005
Resolution A05 Surveyor Education March 2005
Statement D04 Position Statement on Assisted Living March 2004
Resolution C04 Establishment of Subsection on PACE Primary Care March 2004
Resolution B04 Use of Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs in Health Care Settings March 2005
Resolution A04 Ethical and Professional Responsibilities of Long Term Care Physicians Providing Expert Witness January 2004
Statement M03 Ethics of Long Term Care Research March 2003
White Paper J03 Surrogate Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care March 2003
Statement H03 Declaration of Death March 2003
Statement G03 Revised Mission Statement March 2003
Statement F03 Position Statement on Pharmacy Physician Relations and Appropriate Prescribing for LTC Patients March 2003
Statement E03 Role of the Attending Physician in the Nursing Home March 2003
Statement Focus Group Policy September 2002
Resolution N02 Geriatrics CME Training for Physicians Caring for the Elderly in Long Term Care Facilities March 2002
Statement IJ02 Position Statement on Assisted Living March 2002
Statement H02 Position on Direct Care Staffing in Nursing Homes March 2002
Resolution E02 Smoking in Nursing Facilities March 2002
Resolution D02 Video Surveillance Cameras in Nursing Homes March 2002
Resolution C02 Influenza Vaccine Availability March 2002
Resolution B02 Hospital Discharge Summaries/Medical Transfer Forms March 2002
Resolution A02 Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in Advanced Dementia March 2002
Resolution E01 Use of Standing Orders for Medically Necessary Labs March 2001
Resolution D01 Quality Indicators for End of Life Care March 2001
Resolution B01 Representation on Medicare RUC Committee March 2001
Resolution A01 Physician Advisory Boards for State Survey Agencies March 2001
Resolution H00 PASSAR Regulations March 2000
Resolution G00 Euthanasia of Infants and Children March 2000
Statement A00 Position on Minimum Staffing Standards In Nursing Homes August 1999
Resolution I99 End-of-Life Care Planning In Nursing Facilities March 1999
Resolution G99 Surveys In Nursing Facilities March 1999
Resolution F99 Pediatric Care in Long Term Care Facilities March 1999
Resolution E99 Physician Visits Under Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System March 1999
Resolution D99 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Long Term Care Facilities March 1999
Resolution H98-L Prescription Drug Use In Nursing Facilities March 1998
Resolution E98 Position on Ethics Committees in Long Term Care March 1998
Resolution B98 Improved Communication of Medical Information to Long Term Care Facilities March 1998
Resolution A98 Pain Control In Long Term Care March 1998
Statement P97 Position Statement on Care at the End of Life February 1997
Resolution O97 Bundling of Nursing Home and Physician Reimbursement by Veterans Administration for VA Patients Contracted to Nursing Homes for Non-Reimbursement of Physicians for Patient Care for these Patients February 1997
Resolution L97 Access to Services and Accountability for Decisions Regarding Their Utilization for Managed Care Patients in Long Term Care Facilities September 1998
Resolution H97 Adjunctive Treatment and Services in Long Term Care Facilities Position Statement February 1997
Resolution D97 Ethics Committees in Nursing Homes February 1997
Resolution K96 Nursing Home Medical Directors Selection March 1996
Resolution F96 DME Costs March 1996
Resolution B96 Revision of Certificate of Added Qualification Requirements March 1996
Resolution G95 Physician Medical Directors October 1995
Resolution F95 AMDA Board and Officers Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest December 1995
Resolution D95 Criminalization of Malpractice June 1995
Resolution B95 Hospice Benefits 1995
Resolution C94 Elimination of Medicare Requirements for Three Day Acute Care Hospitalization in Order to Qualify for Skilled Nursing Facility Admission 1994
Resolution D94 Dispensing Controlled Substances to Long Term Care Patients June 1994
Resolution B94 Medicare Skilled and Medicaid Certified Beds in Nursing Facilities June 1994
Resolution A94 Drug Regimen Review in Long Term Care June 1994
Resolution L93 Elimination of the Three Day Hospital Stay Requirement December 1993
Resolution D92 Definition of Medically Necessary Nursing Facility Visits March 1992

Process

All resolutions, policy papers, and position statements are submitted for consideration and endorsement by the House of Delegates. Resolutions may be submitted from the Board of Directors, state chapters, committees, and subsections of the association.

Before reaching the floor of the House of Delegates, resolutions must follow a review process:

  1. Resolutions are submitted to the AMDA national office.
  2. Resolutions are reviewed against previous policies and actions to ensure consistency and identify potential conflicts with prior policy.
  3. Resolutions are sent to appropriate committees and board members for review and to staff for analysis of the fiscal impact on the association.
  4. Resolutions Committee meets by conference call prior to the annual meeting of the House of Delegates to review the resolutions and comments.
  5. Resolutions Committee makes edits and suggestions for format compliance and clarity.
  6. Suggested changes are sent back to the originators of those resolutions with suggested changes.
  7. Resolutions Committee meets by conference call to review and agree upon the final resolutions included in this delegates' handbook.
  8. House of Delegates is briefed on resolutions several days prior to formally convening at the annual symposium.
  9. House of Delegates reviews and debates resolutions.
  10. Passed resolutions are implemented by the appropriate committee or staff

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